HIS For Vertical Pump

ANSI/HI 2.12.
2-2000
American National Standard for
Vertical Pumps
ANSI/HI 2.12.2-2000
for Nomenclature and

Definitions
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ANSI/HI 2.12.2-2000
American National Standard for
Vertical Pumps
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Contents
Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
2 Vertical pumps
2.1
Types and nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.1
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.2
Definition of vertical pumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.3
Types of vertical pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1.4
Classification by configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1.5
Classification by impeller design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1.6
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2
Definitions, terminology and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.1
Rate of flow (Capacity) (Q) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.2
Speed (n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.3
Head (h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.4
Condition points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.5
Suction conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.6
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.2.7
Pump pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.2.8
Impeller balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figures
2.1 Vertical pump types single and multistage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Pump characteristic curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Comparison of impeller profiles for various specific speed designs . . . . . 5
2.4 Deep well pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5 Vertical, multistage, submersible pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.6 Vertical, single or multistage barrel or can pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.7 Vertical single or multistage, short setting, open line shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.8 Mixed flow vertical open line shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.9 Vertical, axial flow impeller (propeller) type (enclosed lineshaft)
below floor discharge configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.10 Wear ring arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.11 Vertical hollow shaft driver coupling dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.12 Datum elevations for various pump designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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2.13 High-energy versus low-energy pumps (metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.14 High-energy versus low-energy pumps (US units) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tables
2.1 Alphabetical part name listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2 Symbols and terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.3 Subscripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Foreword (Not part of Standard)

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Revisions
The Standards of the Hydraulic Institute are subject to constant review, and revisions are undertaken whenever it is found necessary because of new developments and progress in the art. If no revisions are made for five years, the
standards are reaffirmed using the ANSI canvass procedure.
Units of Measurement
Metric units of measurement are used; and corresponding US units appear in
brackets. Charts, graphs and sample calculations are also shown in both metric
and US units.
Since values given in metric units are not exact equivalents to values given in US
units, it is important that the selected units of measure to be applied be stated in
reference to this standard. If no such statement is provided, metric units shall govern.
Consensus for this standard was achieved by use of the Canvass

Method
The following organizations, recognized as having an interest in the standardization of centrifugal pumps were contacted prior to the approval of this revision of
the standard. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply that the organization
concurred with the submittal of the proposed standard to ANSI.
Black & Veatch LLP
Brown & Caldwell
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
Cascade Pump Co
Chas. S. Lewis & Company, Inc.
Cheng Fluid Sytems, Inc.
EnviroTech Pumpsystems
Exeter Energy Limited Partnership
Fairbanks Morse Pump Corp.
Ferris State Univ. Const. and Facilities
Dept. Floway Pumps
Flowserve Corporation
Fluid Sealing Association
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company
ITT Industrial Pump Group
J.P. Messina Pump and Hydr. Cons.
John Crane, Inc.
Krebs Consulting Service
Lawrence Pumps, Inc.

Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Marine Machinery Association
Moving Water Industries (MWI)
Pacer Pumps
Patterson Pump Company
Pinellas County, Gen. Serv. Dept.
The Process Group, LLC
Raytheon Engineers & Constructors
Reddy-Buffaloes Pump, Inc.
Settler Supply Company
South Florida Water Mgmt. Dist.
Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.
Stone & Webster Eng. Corp.
Sulzer Pumps (USA) Inc.
Summers Engineering, Inc.
Systecon, Inc.
Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corp.
Zoeller Engineered Products
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HI Vertical Pump Types and Nomenclature 2000
2 Vertical pumps
2.1 Types and nomenclature
2.1.3.1
Deep well (lineshaft)
Types and Nomenclature
2.1.1 Scope
This Standard applies to vertical centrifugal pumps
that are driven by vertical electric motors or horizontal engines with right angle gears; it includes types,
nomenclature and definitions.
2.1.2 Definition of vertical pumps
1) All vertical pumps contain one or more bowls
(diffusers);
2) The pumps are equipped with one of the following four types of impellers:
i)
radial flow;
ii)
modified radial flow (turbine pumps);
iii)
mixed flow;
iv)
axial flow (propeller pumps).
3) The pumps, particularly the radial flow and

modified radial flow types, are usually
designed for multistaging, by bolting or threading individual bowls together;
4) The pumping element (bowl assembly) is usually suspended by a column pipe, which also
carries the liquid from the bowl to the discharge opening;
5) The driver is mounted either:
This type of vertical pump is commonly installed in a

drilled and cased well. Its function is to lift liquid (usually water) from the water level in the well to the surface and provide a specified discharge pressure at the
surface (see Figure 2.4). The pumping element consists of a single or multistage bowl assembly and is
located below the lowest liquid level. The bowl bearings are usually lubricated by the pumped liquid. The
column pipe and lineshaft assembly is either an open
type product lubricated assembly or enclosed type oil
or external liquid lubricated assembly. The column
pipe is supported at the surface by a discharge head.
The discharge head directs the water from vertical to
horizontal flow and also supports a driver. A shaft sealing arrangement is contained within the discharge
head. This type of pump is self-priming.
2.1.3.2 Wet pit, short setting or close-coupled
(lineshaft)
This type of vertical pump usually is suspended in a
wet pit. See Figures 2.4 and 2.7. The pumping element can be fitted with a bowl assembly of any desired
specific speed. Normally the bowl assembly bearings
are product-lubricated; however, they can be forcelubricated by grease, water or other lubricants. The
column pipe assembly supports the bowl assembly
and houses a lineshaft. The lineshaft bearings are
usually open type, product-lubricated. However,
enclosed type lineshaft, force-feed lubrication with oil,
grease or water may also be supplied. A shaft sealing
arrangement is contained within the discharge head
on product-lubricated pumps. This type of pump is
self-priming.
i)
on the discharge head (lineshaft pumps);
2.1.3.3
ii)
directly to the bowl assembly, either above

or below (pumps with submersible
motors);
iii)
in a horizontal configuration, such as an

electrical motor or engine, driving through
a right angle gear.
This type of pump is mounted in an enclosed container

(barrel or can) and generally is used in booster applications and where inadequate suction pressure conditions exist (see Figure 2.6). The can pump contains
the same pumping elements and column pipe as the
wet pit type pumps. The lineshaft bearing assembly is
almost always product-lubricated. The discharge head
performs the same functions as the wet pit head
except the base is sealed to atmosphere. Liquids other
than water are commonly pumped by this type of
pump. This type of pump is very effective where inadequate system NPSH is available. Additional NPSH is
2.1.3 Types of vertical pumps

See Figure 2.1, Vertical pump types.
Barrel or can (lineshaft)
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created by extending the pump can length and bowl
assembly to create additional submergence (suction
head).
The enclosed impeller (see Figures 2.4 and 2.10) has

both a back shroud and a front shroud. Leakage control is limited.
2.1.3.4
2.1.4.4
Submersible
This type consists of an electric drive motor coupled

directly to the bowl assembly. See Figure 2.5. The driving submersible type motor and bowl assembly are
designed to be submerged in the liquid pumped. The
pumping element usually is of the turbine bowl design;
however, mixed flow and propeller types are also available. This type of unit is normally used in wells and
occasionally for wet pit or canned booster service.
Open/enclosed lineshaft
With open lineshaft pumps (see Figure 2.4), the pump

shafting is exposed to the pumped liquid, which also
cools and lubricates the lineshaft bearings.
Enclosed lineshaft pumps (see Figure 2.4) have the
lineshaft protected from the pumped liquid by the shaft
enclosing tube. The lineshaft bearings may be lubricated by fresh water, oil, or some other liquid injected
into the enclosing tube at the ground or floor level.
2.1.4 Classification by configuration

2.1.5 Classification by impeller design
Listed below are the general configurations that
describe vertical pumps.
2.1.4.1 Mounting, above and below floor
discharge
Vertical pump bowls discharge the pumped liquid into
a column, which takes it to the discharge.
There are two basic types of pump discharge configurations. Pumps with above floor discharge (see Figure
2.7) and pumps with below floor discharge (see Figure
2.9). The driver is mounted above the floor in both.
2.1.4.2
Specific speed
Specific speed is a number usually expressed as:

( n ) ( Q ) .5
NS = ---------------------( H ba ) .75
Where:
NS =
Pump specific speed;
n =
Pump speed in revolutions per minute;
Q =
Rate of flow at best efficiency in cubic

meters per hour (gallons per minute);
Hba =
Bowl assembly head per stage in meters

(feet) (full diameter impeller).
Hollow/solid shaft driver
The hollow shaft drivers (see Figures 2.4 and 2.9)

have the top section of the head shaft installed inside
the tubular hollow driver shaft. The coupling of the
head shaft to driver is arranged on top of the motor
and has a provision for axial lineshaft adjustment.
Standard dimensions for the coupling are shown in
Figure 2.11.
The solid shaft driver (see Figures 2.6, 2.7 and 2.8) is
coupled to the lineshaft by an axially adjustable rigid
coupling. The coupling is installed below the driver on
the extended driver shaft.
2.1.4.3
2.1.5.1
Open/enclosed impeller
A typical semi-open impeller (see Figures 2.4 and

2.10) has a back shroud, with integral impeller vanes,
but the vanes are open to the front (no front shroud).
The leakage control is adjustable between the impeller
vane and seat. This is achieved by positioning the
impeller shaft axially for close impeller vane-to-bowl
seat clearance.
The specific speed of an impeller is defined as the revolutions per minute at which a geometrically similar
impeller would run if it were of such a size as to discharge 1 m3/hr versus 1 m head (one gallon per
minute against one foot head).
Specific speed is indicative of the shape and characteristics of an impeller (see Figure 2.2). Specific
speed is useful to the designer in establishing design
parameters.
Impeller form and proportions vary with specific
speed, as shown in Figure 2.3. It can be seen that
there is a gradual change in the profiles from radial to
axial flow configuration.
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2.1.5.2
2.1.6.2
Radial flow
Pumps with this type of impeller have very low specific

speeds (up to approximately 1,150 [1,000]). The liquid
enters the eye of the impeller and is turned by the
impeller vanes and shroud to exit perpendicular to the
axis of the pump shaft.
2.1.5.3
Modified radial flow
This type of pump usually has specific speed ranging

from around 1,150 to 4,650 (1,000 to 4,000). The
impellers are normally single suction. In pumps of this
type, the liquid enters the impeller at the eye and exits
semi-radially, at about a 60 to 70 angle with shaft
axis (see Figure 2.8).
2.1.5.4
Mixed flow
This type of pump has a single inlet impeller with the

flow entering axially and discharging about 45 with
shaft axis, to the periphery. Pumps of this type usually
have a specific speed from 4,650 to 10,000 (4,000 to
9,000) (see Figure 2.8).
2.1.5.5
Axial flow
A pump of this type, also called a propeller pump, has

a single inlet impeller with the flow entering axially and
discharging nearly axially. Pumps of this type usually
have a specific speed above 10,000 (9,000). The axial
flow pump propeller does not have a shroud (see Figure 2.9).
2.1.6 General information
2.1.6.1
Dimensionally interchangeable pump
An interchangeable pump is one in which the mounting dimensions are such that the replacement pump
can be mounted on the existing foundation and match
existing piping and driver, with hydraulic characteristics and materials to be specified. Interchangeability
may involve some variation, not necessarily significant,
as a result of manufacturing tolerances.
2.1.6.3
Identical pump
An identical pump is a duplicate of, and in addition is

interchangeable with, a specific pump. Where it is
intended that a pump is to be identical in all respects
including parts, mountings, connecting flange dimensions, and materials, it should be identified as identical
with pump serial number XXXXX, not duplicate. An
identical pump will duplicate the original pump as
closely as manufacturing tolerances allow.
2.1.6.4
Rotation
Pump shaft rotation is determined as viewed from the

driver end of the pump. Left-hand threaded lineshaft
joints will tighten when driven by a counterclockwise
(CCW) driver. Right-hand threaded joints will tighten
when driven by a clockwise (CW) driver.
2.1.6.5
Construction
The cross-sectional drawings (Figures 2.4 through

2.10) illustrate commonly used parts in their proper
relationship and a few typical construction modifications but do not necessarily represent recommended
design.
Duplicate performance pump
A duplicate pump is one in which the performance

characteristics are the same as another, within the
variations permitted by these standards, and parts are
of the same type; but by reason of improved design
and/or materials, mounting dimensions and parts are
not necessarily interchangeable.
The figure numbers shown in Figure 2.1 are for convenient cross-reference between tabulated names of
parts and cross-sectional representation of standard
part numbers in use by any manufacturer.
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Open lineshaft
(Figure 2.4)
Deep well
(Figure 2.4)
Lineshaft
(Figure 2.4)
Short
setting
(Figure 2.7,
2.8 and 2.9)
Vertical
Pumps
Barrel
or can
(Figure 2.6)
Well
Submersible
(Figure 2.5)
Short
setting
Enclosed lineshaft
(Figure 2.4)
Above floor
discharge
(Figure 2.7
and 2.8)
Open lineshaft
(Figure 2.7 and 2.8)
Closed lineshaft
Open lineshaft
Below floor
discharge
(Figure 2.9)
In-line nozzles
(Figure 2.6)
Suction nozzle
in barrel
(Figure 2.6)
Open pit
mounting
Barrel
mounting
Horizontal
in-line
mounting
Figure 2.1 Vertical pump types single and multistage
4
Closed lineshaft
(Figure 2.9)
Input Power % of design (BEP)
Total Head % of design (BEP)
Total Head
Input Power
Impeller
Profile
Fig. 2.3
Rate of flow - % of design (BEP)

Figure 2.2 Pump characteristic curves
Figure 2.3 Comparison of impeller profiles for various specific speed designs
5
2 Impeller
6 Shaft, pump
8 Ring, impeller
10 Shaft, head
12 Shaft, line
13 Packing
17 Gland
29 Ring, lantern
39 Bushing, bearing
40 Deflector
55 Bell, suction
63 Bushing, stuffing-box
64 Collar, protecting
66 Nut, shaft-adjusting
70 Coupling, shaft
77 Lubricator
79 Bracket, lubricator
83 Stuffing-box
84 Collet, impeller lock
85 Tube, shaft-enclosing
101 Pipe, column
103 Bearing, lineshaft,
enclosing
183 Nut, tubing
185 Plate, tension, tube
187 Head, surface
discharge
189 Flange, top column
191 Coupling, column pipe
193 Retainer, bearing,
open line shaft
197 Case, discharge
199 Bowl, intermediate
Semi-open impeller
open lineshaft
hollow shaft driver
203 Case, suction

209 Strainer (optional)
Enclosed impeller
enclosed lineshaft
hollow shaft driver
211 Pipe, suction
Figure 2.4 Deep well pumps

6
2 Impeller
6 Shaft, pump
39 Bushing, bearing
70 Coupling, shaft
71 Adapter
101 Pipe, column
105 Elbow, discharge
191 Coupling, column pipe
197 Case, discharge
203 Case, suction
209 Strainer
213 Ring, bowl
230 Motor, submersible
231 Electric cable, submersible
Figure 2.5 Vertical, multistage, submersible pump

7
2 Impeller
6 Shaft, pump
8 Ring, impeller
39 Bushing, bearing
42 Coupling half, driver
44 Coupling half, pump
46 Key, coupling
55 Bell, suction
65 Seal, mechanical,
stationary element
66 Nut, shaft, adjusting
80 Seal, mechanical,
rotating element
83 Stuffing-box
86 Ring, thrust, split
88 Spacer, coupling
101 Pipe, column
187 Head, surface
discharge
193 Retainer, bearing,
open line shaft
205 Barrel or can suction
246 Inducer
Suction nozzle in discharge head
Suction nozzle in barrel
Figure 2.6 Vertical, single or multistage barrel or can pump

8
2 Impeller
6 Shaft, pump
8 Ring, impeller
12 Shaft, line
13 Packing
15 Bowl, discharge
17 Gland
29 Ring, lantern
32 Key, impeller
39 Bushing, bearing
55 Bell, suction
66 Nut, shaft adjusting
70 Coupling, shaft
82 Ring, thrust, retainer
83 Stuffing-box
101 Pipe, column
129 Sole plate
187 Head, surface discharge
193 Retainer, bearing, open
line shaft
213 Ring, bowl
Figure 2.7 Vertical single or multistage, short setting, open line shaft
9
2 Impeller
6 Shaft, pump
12 Shaft, line
13 Packing
15 Bowl, discharge
17 Gland
24 Nut, impeller
29 Ring, lantern
32 Key, impeller
39 Bushing, bearing
46 Key, coupling
55 Bell, suction
66 Nut, shaft, adjusting
70 Coupling, shaft
82 Ring, thrust, retainer
83 Stuffing-box
101 Pipe, column
129 Sole plate
187 Head, surface discharge
193 Retainer bearing open lineshaft
209 Strainer (optional)
Bearing below impeller
Without bearing below impeller
Figure 2.8 Mixed flow vertical open line shaft

10
2 Impeller
(propeller)
6 Shaft, pump
10 Shaft, head
12 Shaft, line
13 Packing
15 Bowl, discharge
32 Key, impeller
39 Bushing, bearing
40 Deflector
55 Bell, suction
66 Nut, shaft,
adjusting
70 Coupling, shaft
77 Lubricator
79 Bracket, lubricator
81 Pedestal, driver
82 Ring, thrust,
retainer
85 Tube, shaft
enclosing
93 Clamp, umbrella
95 Umbrella, suction
97 Liner, bowl
101 Pipe, column
103 Bearing, lineshaft,
enclosed
105 Elbow, discharge
129 Sole plate
165 Pipe, vacuum
breaker
167 Valve, air &
vacuum release
183 Nut, tubing
185 Plate, tension,
tube
Figure 2.9 Vertical, axial flow impeller (propeller) type

(enclosed lineshaft) below floor discharge configuration
11
Figure 2.10 Wear ring arrangements

12
Keyway (inches)a
Coupling dimensions (inches)
Hood clearance
(inches)
Coupling bore
BXb
BY
BZ
XC
Width
Depth
EOc
.751
10-32
1.375
.38
.187
.109
2.25
.876
10-32
1.375
.38
.187
.109
2.63
1.001
10-32
1.375
.43
.250
.140
3.00
1.188
.250-20
1.750
.43
.250
.140
3.50
1.251
.250-20
1.750
.43
.250
.140
3.75
1.251
.250-20
1.750
.56
.375
.203
3.75
1.438
.250-20
2.125
.56
.375
.203
4.30
1.501
.250-20
2.125
.56
.375
.203
4.50
1.688
.250-20
2.500
.56
.375
.203
5.00
1.751
.250-20
2.500
.56
.375
.203
5.25
1.938
.250-20
2.500
.68
.500
.265
5.80
2.001
.250-20
2.500
.68
.500
.265
6.00
2.188
.375-16
3.250
.68
.500
.265
6.50
2.251
.375-16
3.250
.68
.500
.265
6.75
2.438
.375-16
3.250
.81
.625
.327
7.30
2.501
.375-16
3.250
.81
.625
.327
7.50
2.688
.375-16
3.750
.81
.625
.327
8.00
2.751
.375-16
3.750
.81
.625
.327
8.25
2.938
.375-16
4.250
.94
.750
.390
10.00
3.188
.375-16
4.250
.94
.750
.390
10.00
3.438
.375-16
4.500
1.06
.875
.453
10.00
3.688
.375-16
5.000
1.06
.875
.453
10.00
3.938
.375-16
5.000
1.06
.875
.453
10.00
a American Standard, Gib-Head, Taper Stock and Square type keys fit the above dimensions.
b Tolerances for the BX dimension are +0.001 inch, -0.000 inch, up to and including 1.5 inch diameter, and +0.002 inch,
-0.000 inch for larger diameters.

c The EO dimension, which is clearance from coupling top to inside of hood, is based upon a minimum dimension of 3
times the BX dimension for shaft diameters 2.75 and smaller and 10 inches for shaft diameters 2.94 thru 3.94.
Figure 2.11 Vertical hollow shaft driver coupling dimensions

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Table 2.1 Alphabetical part name listing

Part Name
Item #
Abbreviation
Definition
Adapter
71
Adpt
A machined piece used to permit

assembly of two other parts or for a
spacer
Adapter, tube
195
Adpt tube
A cylindrical piece used to connect

discharge case to enclosing tube
Barrel or can, suction
205
BI/can suc
A receptacle for conveying the liquid to

the pump
Base plate
23
Base Pl
A metal member on which the pump

and its driver are mounted
Bearing, inboard
16
Brg inbd
The bearing nearest the coupling
Bearing, lineshaft
enclosed
103
Brg linesht encl
A bearing which also serves to couple

portions of the shaft enclosing tube
Bearing, outboard
18
Brg outbd
The bearing most distant from the

coupling
Bearing, sleeve
39
Brg slv
A replaceable, cylindrical bearing

secured within a stationary member
Bell, suction
55
Bel suct
A flared tubular section for directing

the flow of liquid into the pump
Bowl, discharge
15
Bowl disch
A diffuser of an axial flow or mixed flow

or turbine pump
Bowl, intermediate
199
Bowl intmd
An enclosure within which the impeller

rotates and which serves as a guide
for the flow from one impeller to the
next
Bracket, lubricator
79
Bkt lubr
A means of attaching the lubricator to

the pumping unit
Bushing, stuffing-box
63
Bush stfg box
A replaceable sleeve or ring placed in

the end of the stuffing-box opposite
the gland
Case, discharge
197
Case disch
A guide for liquid flow from bowl to

pump column
Case, suction
203
Case suct
A device used to receive the liquid and

guide it to the first impeller
(continued)
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Table 2.1 Alphabetical part name listing (continued)
Part Name
Item #
Abbreviation
Definition
Clamp, umbrella
93
Clp umbla
A fastening used to attach the suction

umbrella to suction bowl
Collar, protecting
64
Clr protg
A rotating member for preventing the

entrance of contaminating material to
bearings of vertical pumps
Collar, shaft
68
Clr sft
A ring used on a shaft to establish a

shoulder for a ball bearing
Collet, impeller lock
84
Cllt imp lock
A tapered collar used to secure the

impeller to the pump shaft
Coupling, column pipe
191
Cplg col pipe
A threaded sleeve used to couple

sections of column pipe
Coupling half, driver
42
Cplg half drvr
The coupling half mounted on driver

shaft
Coupling half, pump
44
Cplg half pump
The coupling half mounted on pump

shaft
Coupling shaft
70
Cplg sft
A mechanism used to transmit power

from the lineshaft to the pump shaft or
to connect two pieces of shaft
Cover, bearing, inboard
35
Cov brg inbd
An enclosing plate for either end of an

inboard bearing
Cover, bearing, outboard
37
Cov brg outbd
An enclosing plate for either end of the

outboard bearing
Deflector
40
Defl
A flange or collar around a shaft and

rotating with it to prevent
passage of liquid, grease, oil or heat
along the shaft
Elbow
57
Ell
A curved water passage, usually 90

degrees, attached to the pump inlet or
discharge
Elbow, discharge
105
Ell disch
An elbow in an axial flow, mixed flow,

or turbine pump by which the liquid
leaves the pump
Electrical cable, subm
231
El cab subm
Cable for transmission of electrical

power to motor
(continued)
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Part Name
Item #
Abbreviation
Definition
Fitting, discharge
161
Ftg disch
A body to which may be assembled

various fire pump fittings such as relief
valve, hose valve, manifold, etc.
Flange, top column
189
Flg top col
A device used to couple column to

discharge head
Frame
19
Fr
A member of an end suction pump to

which are assembled the liquid end
and rotating element
Gasket
73
Gskt
Resilient material of proper shape and

characteristics for use in joints
between parts to prevent leakage
Gland
17
Gld
A follower which compresses

packing in a stuffing-box or retains the
stationary element of a mechanical
seal
Head, surface discharge
187
Hd surf disch
A support for driver, pump column and

a means by which the liquid leaves the
pump
Housing, bearing
99
Hsg brg
A body in which the bearing is

mounted
Impeller (propeller)
Imp
The bladed member of the rotating

assembly of the pump which
imparts the principal force to the
liquid pumped. Called a Propeller for
axial flow
Inducer
246
Ind
A single stage axial flow helix installed

in the suction eye of an impeller to
lower the NPSHR
Key, Coupling
46
Key cplg
A parallel-sided piece used to prevent

the shaft from turning in a coupling half
Key, impeller
32
Key imp
A parallel-sided piece used to prevent

the impeller from rotating relative to
the shaft
Liner, bowl
97
Lnr bowl
A replaceable cylindrical piece

mounted on the discharge bowl and
within which the propeller rotates
(continued)
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Part Name
Item #
Abbreviation
Definition
Locknut, bearing
22
Lknut brg
A fastener which locks a ball bearing

on the shaft
Lockwasher
69
Lkwash
A device to prevent loosening of a nut
Lubricator
77
Lubr
A device for applying a lubricant to the

point of use
Motor, submersible
230
Mot subm
An electrical motor for

submerged-in-liquid operation
Nut, impeller
24
Nut imp
A threaded piece used to fasten the

impeller on the shaft
Nut, shaft adjusting
66
Nut sft adj
A threaded piece for altering the axial

position of the rotating assembly
Nut, tube
183
Nut tube
A device for sealing and locking shaft

enclosing tube
Packing
13
Pkg
A pliable lubricated material used to

provide a seal around that portion of
the shaft located in the stuffing-box
Pedestal, driver
81
Ped drvr
A metal support for the driver of a

vertical pump
Pipe, column
101
Pipe col
A vertical pipe by which the pumping

element is suspended
Pipe, suction
211
Pipe suct
A device for conveying the liquid to the

pump's suction
Plate, tension, tube
185
Pl tens tube
A device for maintaining tension on

shaft-enclosing tube
Seal, mechanical, rotating element
80
Seal mech rot elem
A device flexibly mounted on the shaft

in or on the stuffing-box and having a
smooth, flat seal face held against the
stationary sealing face
Seal, mechanical, stationary

element
65
Seal mech sta elem
A sub assembly consisting of one or

more parts mounted in or on a
stuffing-box and having a smooth flat
sealing face
(continued)
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Part Name
Item #
Abbreviation
Definition
Shaft, head
10
Sft hd
The upper shaft in a vertical pump

which transmits power from the driver
to the drive shaft
Shaft, line
12
Sft ln
The shaft which transmits power from

the head shaft or driver to the pump
shaft
Shaft, pump
Sft pump
The shaft on which the impeller is

mounted and through which power is
transmitted to the impeller
Sole plate
129
Sole pl
A metallic pad, usually imbedded in

concrete, on which the pump base is
mounted
Spacer, coupling
88
Spcr cplg
A cylindrical piece used to provide

axial space for the removal of the
mechanical seal without removing the
driver
Strainer
209
Str
A device used to prevent large objects

from entering the pump
Stuffing-box
83
Stfg box
A portion of the casing through which

the shaft extends and in which packing
and a gland or a mechanical seal is
placed to prevent leakage
Tube, shaft-enclosing
85
Tube sft encl
A cylinder used to protect the drive

shaft and to provide a means for
mounting bearings
Umbrella, suction
95
Umbla suct
A formed piece attached to the suction

bowl to reduce disturbance at pump
inlet and reduce submergence
required
Valve, air and vacuum

relief
167
Val air vac rel
A means of releasing air during

start-up and releasing vacuum during
shutdown
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2.2 Definitions, terminology and symbols
2.2.3.3
Definitions, Terminology and Symbols
The purpose of this section is to define terms used in

pump applications. Symbols, terms and units are shown
in Table 2.2 and subscripts in Table 2.3.
The potential energy of the liquid due to its elevation

relative to datum level measured to the center of the
pressure gauge or liquid level.
2.2.1 Rate of flow (Capacity) (Q)
2.2.3.4
The rate of flow of a pump is the total volume throughput per unit of time at suction conditions. It includes
both liquid and any dissolved or entrained gases at the
stated operating conditions.
The pump's datum is a horizontal plane which serves

as the reference for head measurements taken during
test. Vertical pumps are usually tested in an open pit
with the suction flooded. The datum is then the eye of
the first stage impeller (see Figure 2.12).
Elevation head (Z)
Datum
2.2.2 Speed (n)

The number of revolutions of the shaft in a given unit of
time. Speed is expressed as revolutions per minute.
Optional tests can be performed with the pump

mounted in a suction can. Irrespective of pump mounting, the pump's datum is maintained at the eye of the
first stage impeller.
2.2.3 Head (h)

2.2.3.5
Head is the expression of the energy content of the liquid referred to any arbitrary datum. It is expressed in
units of energy per unit weight of liquid. The measuring
unit for head is meters (feet) of liquid.
2.2.3.1
Gauge head (hg)
The energy of the liquid due to its pressure above

atmospheric as determined by a pressure gauge or
other pressure measuring device.
Total suction head (hs), open suction
For open suction (wet pit) installations, the first stage

impeller of the bowl assembly is submerged in a pit.
The total suction head (hs) at datum is the submergence in meters (feet) of water (Zw). The average
velocity head of the flow in the pit is small enough to
be neglected:
hs = Zw
Where:
pg
h g = ---------9.8s
(metric)
(US units)
2.2.3.2
Zw =
2.31p
h g = -----------------gs
Velocity head (hv)
The kinetic energy of the liquid at a given crosssection. Velocity head is expressed by the following
equation:
v 2h v = -----2g
Total suction head (hs), closed suction
For closed suction installations, the pump suction nozzle may be located either above or below grade level.
The total suction head (hs), referred to the eye of the
first stage impeller, is the algebraic sum of the suction
gauge head (hgs) plus the velocity head (hvs) at point
of gauge attachment plus the elevation (Zs) from the
suction gauge centerline (or manometer zero) to the
pump datum:
hs = hgs + hvs + Zs
Where:
v =
2.2.3.6
Vertical distance in meters (feet) from free

water surface to datum.
rate of flow divided by the cross-section

area at the point of gauge connection.
The suction head (hs) is positive when the suction

gauge reading is above atmospheric pressure and
negative when the reading is below atmospheric pressure by an amount exceeding the sum of the elevation
head and the velocity head.
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Symbol
Term
A
Area
Meter or orifice ratio
(beta)
D
Diameter
Difference
(delta)
Efficiency
(eta)
g
Gravitational acceleration
(gamma)
Specific weight
h
Head
H
Total head
l
Static lift
n
Speed
NPSHA Net positive suction head available
NPSHR Net positive suction head required
NS
Specific speed NS = nQ/H
Kinematic viscosity
(nu)
pi = 3.1416
p
Pressure
P
Power
q
Rate of flow (capacity)
Q
Rate of flow (capacity)
RM
Linear model ratio
Density
(rho)
S
Suction specific speed
s
Specific gravity
t
Temperature
Torque
(tau)
v
Velocity
x
Exponent
Z
Elevation gauge distance above
or below datum
a Conversion factor US units = metric units.
Metric unit
square millimeter
dimensionless
millimeter
dimensionless
percent
meter/second/second
Abbreviation
mm2
mm
%
m/s2
meter
meter
meter
revolutions/minute
meter
meter
dimensionless
millimeter squared/sec
dimensionless
kilopascal
kilowatt
cubic meter/hour
cubic meter/hour
dimensionless
kilogram/cubic meter
dimensionless
dimensionless
degrees Celsius
Newton meter
meter/second
none
meter
m
m
m
rpm
m
m
mm2/s
kPa
kW
m3/h
m3/h
kg/m3
C
N m
m/s
none
m
US Customary Unit
square inches
dimensionless
inches
dimensionless
percent
feet/second/second
pounds/cubic foot
feet
feet
feet
revolutions/minute
feet
feet
dimensionless
feet squared/second
dimensionless
pounds/square inch
horsepower
cubic feet/second
US gallons/minute
dimensionless
pound mass/cubic foot
dimensionless
dimensionless
degrees Fahrenheit
pound-feet
feet/second
none
feet
Abbreviation
in2
in
%
ft/sec2
lb/ft3
ft
ft
ft
rpm
ft
ft
ft2/sec
psi
hp
3
ft /sec
gpm
lbm/ft3
F
lb-ft
ft/sec
none
ft
Conversion
factora
645.2
1
25.4
1
1
0.3048
0.3048
0.3048
0.3048
1
0.3048
0.3048
1.162
92,900
1
6.895
0.7457
101.94
0.2271
16.02
1
(F32) 5/9
1.356
0.3048
1
0.3048
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Table 2.2 Symbols and terminology

2.2.3.7
Pump total discharge head (hd)
2.2.3.8
The total discharge head (hd) is the sum of the discharge gauge head (hgd) measured after the discharge elbow plus the velocity head (hvd) at the point
of gauge attachment plus the elevation (Zd) from the
discharge gauge centerline to the pump datum.
Pump total head (H)
This is the measure of energy increase per unit weight

of the liquid, imparted to the liquid by the pump, and is
the difference between the total discharge head and
the total suction head.
This is the head normally specified for pumping applications, since the complete characteristics of a system
determine the total head required.
hd = hgd + hvd + Zd
Table 2.3 Subscripts

Subscript
Term
Subscript
Term
Test condition or model
min
Minimum
Specific condition or prototype
mot
Motor
Absolute
ot
Operating temperature
atm
Atmospheric
OA
Overall unit
Barometric
Pump
ba
Bowl assembly
Suction
Discharge
Theoretical
dvr
Driver
Velocity
Gauge
vp
Vapor pressure
im
Intermediate mechanism
Water
max
Maximum
Figure 2.12 Datum elevations for various pump designs

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2.2.3.9
Bowl assembly total head (Hba)
The bowl assembly head (Hba) is the gauge head (hgd)

measured at a gauge connection located on the column pipe downstream from the bowl assembly, plus
the velocity head (hv) at point of gauge connection,
plus the vertical distance (Zd) from datum to the pressure gauge centerline, minus the submergence Zw,
which is the vertical distance from datum to the liquid
level.
2.2.4.6
Allowable operating range
This is the flow range at the specified speeds with the

impeller supplied, as limited by cavitation, heating,
vibration, noise, shaft deflection, fatigue and other similar criteria. This range is to be specified by the manufacturer.
2.2.5 Suction conditions
2.2.5.1
Submerged suction
Hba = hdg + hvd + Zd Zw

2.2.3.10
Atmospheric head (hatm)
A submerged suction exists when the centerline of the

pump inlet is below the level of the liquid in the supply
tank.
Local atmospheric pressure expressed in meters

(feet).
2.2.5.2
2.2.3.11
Static suction lift is a hydraulic pressure below atmospheric at the intake port of the pump.
Friction head (hf)
Friction head is the hydraulic energy required to overcome frictional resistance of a piping system to liquid
flow.
2.2.4 Condition points
2.2.4.1
Rated condition point
Rated condition applies to the rate of flow, head, net

positive suction head, and speed of the pump, as
specified by the order.
Static suction lift (ls)
2.2.5.3 Net positive suction head available

(NPSHA)
Net positive suction head available is the total suction
head in meters (feet) of liquid absolute, determined at
the first stage impeller datum, less the absolute vapor
pressure of the liquid in meters (feet):
NPSHA = hsa hvp
Where:
2.2.4.2
Specified condition point

hsa =
Specified condition point is synonymous with rated

condition point.
2.2.4.3
Normal condition point
Applies to the point at which the pump will normally

operate. It may be the same as the rated condition
point.
2.2.4.4
or NPSHA = hatm + hs hvp

In can pumps (see Figure 2.7), NPSHA is often determined at the suction flange. Since NPSHR is determined at the first stage impeller, the NPSHA value
must be adjusted to the first stage impeller by adding
the difference in elevation and subtracting the losses in
the can (see Section 2.3.3.15).
Best efficiency point (BEP)
The rate of flow and head at which the pump efficiency

is a maximum.
2.2.4.5
Total suction head absolute = hatm + hs
2.2.5.4 Net positive suction head required

(NPSHR)
The amount of suction head, over vapor pressure,
required to prevent more than 3% loss in total head to
the first stage of the pump at a specific rate of flow.
Shutoff
The condition of zero flow where no liquid is flowing

from the pump.
2.2.5.5
Maximum suction pressure
This is the highest suction pressure to which the pump

will be subjected during operation.
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2.2.6 Power
2.2.6.1
Electric motor input power (Pmot)
The electrical input power to the motor.

(Metric)
(US units)
2.2.6.2
P mot = kW
kW P mot = -------------0.746
By using these terms and relating them to general

pump operating experience, a measure of high-energy
versus low-energy pumps is defined and graphically
represented. This definition, as represented in Figures
2.13 and 2.14, shows that high-energy pumps can be
of low specific speed design, with relatively high total
head, or of high specific speed design with relatively
low total head. The curve separating low- and highenergy pumps is of nearly constant energy level. It is
not a definitive separating line, but rather a broad band
and pumps falling close to this line on either side
might be considered as low or high energy.
Pump input power (Pp)

2.2.6.6
The power needed to drive the complete pump assembly including bowl assembly input power, lineshaft
power loss, stuffing-box loss and thrust bearing loss.
With pumps having built-in thrust bearing, the power
delivered to the pump shaft coupling is equal to the
pump input power. With pumps that rely on the driver
thrust bearing, the thrust bearing loss shall be added
to the power delivered to the pump shaft. It is also
called brake horsepower.
2.2.6.3
Bowl assembly input power (Pba)
The power delivered to the bowl assembly shaft.

2.2.6.4
Pump output power (Pw)
The power imparted to the liquid by the pump. It is also

called water horsepower.
(Metric)
(US units)
2.2.6.5
H s----------------------Pw = Q
366
H s----------------------Pw = Q
3960
High-energy pumps
High-energy pumps are defined as those above a certain energy level.

One parameter used in determining energy level is the
total head and the density (specific gravity) of the
pumped liquid. The other parameter is pump specific
speed, which defines pump and impeller geometry in
relative terms. Specific speed is used in conjunction
with developed head and specific gravity to effectively
define high energy while avoiding the many variables
involved in other specific design and application
parameters.
Overall efficiency (OA)
This is the ratio of the energy imparted to the liquid

(Pw) by the pump to the energy supplied to the motor
(Pmot); that is, the ratio of the water horsepower to the
power input to the motor expressed in percent.
PW
OA = ----------- 100
P mot
2.2.6.7
Pump efficiency (p)
The ratio of the pump output power (Pw) to the pump

input power (Pp); that is, the ratio of the water horsepower to the brake horsepower expressed in percent.
P
p = ------w- 100
Pp
2.2.6.8
Bowl assembly efficiency (ba)
This is the efficiency obtained from the bowl assembly,

excluding all hydraulic and mechanical losses within
other pump components.
2.2.7 Pump pressures
2.2.7.1
Working pressure (pd)
The maximum discharge pressure which could occur

in the pump, when it is operated at rated speed and
suction pressure for the given application.
2.2.7.2 Maximum allowable casing working
pressure
This is the highest pressure at the specified pumping
temperature for which the pump casing is designed.
This pressure shall be equal to or greater than the
maximum discharge pressure. In the case of double
casing can pumps, the maximum allowable casing
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300
250
Total head s (meters)
High energy
200
150
100
Low energy
50
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Specific Speed
Figure 2.13 High-energy versus low-energy pumps (metric)
Figure 2.14 High-energy versus low-energy pumps (US units)

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3,500
4,000

working pressure on the suction side may be different
from that on the discharge side.
2.2.7.3
Maximum discharge pressure
The highest discharge pressure to which the pump will

be subjected during operation.
2.2.7.4
Field test pressure
The maximum static test pressure to be used for leak

testing a closed pumping system in the field if the
pumps are not isolated. Generally this is taken as
125% of the maximum allowable casing working pressure. Where mechanical seals are used, this pressure
may be limited by the pressure-containing capabilities
of the seal.
2.2.8 Impeller balancing

2.2.8.1 Single plane balancing (also called static
balancing)
Correction of residual unbalance to a specified maximum limit by removing or adding weight in one correction plane only. Can be accomplished statically using
balance rails or by spinning.
2.2.8.2 Two plane balancing (also called dynamic
balancing)
Correction of residual unbalance to a specified limit by
removing or adding weight in two correction planes.
Accomplished by spinning on appropriate balancing
machines.
NOTE: See Section 2.2.7.2, Maximum allowable

casing working pressure. Consideration of which
may limit the field test pressure of the pump to
125% of the maximum allowable casing working
pressure on the suction side of double casing can
type pumps and certain other pump types.
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Appendix A
Index
This appendix is not part of this standard, but is presented to help the user in considering factors beyond this
standard.
Note: an f. indicates a figure, and a t. indicates a table.
Allowable operating range, 22
Atmospheric head, 22
Axial flow impellers, 3, 11f.
Barrel or can (lineshaft) pumps, 1, 8f.
BEP See Best efficiency point
Best efficiency point, 22
Bowl assembly efficiency, 23
Bowl assembly input power, 23
Bowl assembly total head, 22
Can pumps See Barrel or can (lineshaft) pumps
Capacity See also Rate of flow (capacity)
Condition points, 22
Construction, 3, 6f.12f.
parts listing, 14t.18t.
Couplings, 13f.
dimensions, 13f.
Cross-sectional drawings, 3, 6f.12f.
Datum, 19, 21f.
Deep well (lineshaft) pumps, 1, 6f.
Dimensionally interchangeable pump, 3
Duplicate performance pump, 3
Duplicate pump, 3
Electric motor input power, 23
Elevation head, 19
ba See Bowl assembly efficiency
OA See Overall efficiency
p See Pump efficiency
Field test pressure, 25
Friction head, 22
Gauge head, 19
h See Head
H See Total head
hatm See Atmospheric head
Hba See Bowl assembly total head
hd See Pump total discharge head
hf See Friction head
hg See Gauge head

hs See Total suction head
hv See Velocity head
Head, 19
High-energy pumps, 23, 24f.
Hollow/solid shaft driver, 2, 6f., 9f., 10f., 11f.
Identical pump, 3
Impellers
axial flow, 3, 11f.
balancing, 25
dynamic balancing, 25
mixed flow, 3, 10f.
modified radial flow, 3, 10f.
profiles, 2, 5f.
pump characteristic curves, 5f.
radial flow, 3
single plane balancing, 25
specific speed, 2
static balancing, 25
two plane balancing, 25
wear ring arrangements, 12f.
Interchangeable pump, 3
ls See Static suction lift
Maximum allowable casing working pressure, 23
Maximum discharge pressure, 25
Maximum suction pressure, 22
Mixed flow impellers, 3, 10f.
Modified radial flow impellers, 3, 10f.
Mounting, above and below floor discharge, 2, 9f., 11f.
n See Speed
Net positive suction head available, 22
Net positive suction head required, 22
Normal condition point, 22
NPSHA See also Net positive suction head available
NPSHR See Net positive suction head required
Open/enclosed impeller, 2, 6f., 12f.
Open/enclosed lineshaft, 2, 6f.
Overall efficiency, 23f.
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Pba See Bowl assembly input power
pd See Working pressure
Pmot See Electric motor input power
Pp See Pump input power
Pw See Pump output power
Parts, 3, 6f.12f.
alphabetical listing, 14t.18t.
Power, 23
Pump efficiency, 23
Pump input power, 23
Pump output power, 23
Pump pressures, 2325
Pump shaft rotation, 3
Pump total discharge head, 21
Q See Rate of flow
Radial flow impellers, 3
Rate of flow (capacity), 19
Rated condition point, 22
Rotation, 3
Total discharge head, 21

Total head, 21
Total suction head
closed suction, 19
open suction, 19
Velocity head, 19
Vertical pumps
classification by configuration, 2
classification by impeller design, 2
definition, 1
types, 1, 4f.
Wear rings
arrangements, 12f.
Wet pit, short setting or close-coupled (lineshaft)
pumps, 1, 9f.
Working pressure, 23
Z See Elevation head
Shutoff, 22
Specific speed, 2
Specified condition point, 22
Speed, 19
Static suction lift, 22
Submerged suction, 22
Submersible pumps, 2, 7f.
Subscripts, 19, 21t.
Suction conditions, 22
Symbols, 19, 20t.
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Index of Complete Set: 2002 Release
This index is not part of any standard, but is presented to help the user in considering factors beyond the standards.
Note: Bold numbers indicate the standard number, non-bold numbers indicate the page number; an f. indiactes a
figure, a t. indicates a table.
Abrasion, 9.1-9.5: 11
severe, 9.1-9.5: 15
Abrasion resistant cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19
Acceleration head, 6.1-6.5: 2527, 8.1-8.5: 12
Acceleration pressure, 6.1-6.5: 2527, 8.1-8.5: 12
Accessory equipment, 3.1-3.5: 4144
Accumulator, 9.1-9.5: 3
Acoustical calibration, 9.1-9.5: 50
Actuating mechanism See Valve gear
Additives in liquid, 9.6.1: 4
Adhesives, 9.1-9.5: 26
Adjustment factors for alternate designs, 3.1-3.5: 42t.
Affinity laws, 1.6: 16, 11.6: 28
Air entrainment, 4.1-4.6: 20
Air gap, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 12
Airborne noise, 3.1-3.5: 28
Airborne sound measurement, 9.1-9.5: 50
6 dB drop-off, 9.1-9.5: 50
acoustical calibration, 9.1-9.5: 50
averaging of readings, 9.1-9.5: 52
A-weighted sound level, 9.1-9.5: 50, 51, 52
background sound level and corrections, 9.1-9.5: 52,
54f.
calculation and interpretation of readings,
9.1-9.5: 52
caution (extraneous noise), 9.1-9.5: 51
data presentation, 9.1-9.5: 52
graphic plot, 9.1-9.5: 52
instrumentation, 9.1-9.5: 50
measurements and technique, 9.1-9.5: 51
microphone locations, 9.1-9.5: 50, 51,54f.60f.
microphone system, 9.1-9.5: 50
octave-band analyzer, 9.1-9.5: 50
octave-band sound pressure levels, 9.1-9.5: 50, 51,
52
operation of pumping equipment, 9.1-9.5: 50
primary microphone location, 9.1-9.5: 51
recorders, 9.1-9.5: 50
reference sound source, 9.1-9.5: 50
sound level meter, 9.1-9.5: 50
test data tabulation, 9.1-9.5: 52
test environment, 9.1-9.5: 50
test reports, 9.1-9.5: 52, 53f.
Alarm limit (defined), 9.6.5: 2

Alignment, 3.1-3.5: 36, 37f.
and elevated temperatures, 3.1-3.5: 38
Alignment (horizontal pumps)
angular, 1.4: 3, 3f.
and coupling guard, 1.4: 5
dial indicator method, 1.4: 4, 4f.
final, 1.4: 6
of full pump, 1.4: 6
of gear type couplings, 1.4: 4, 5f.
laser method, 1.4: 4
leveling pump and driver, 1.4: 2
misalignment causes, 1.4: 13
parallel, 1.4: 3, 3f.
shaft and coupling, 1.4: 3
of spacer type couplings, 1.4: 5, 5f.
of special couplings, 1.4: 5
straightedge method, 1.4: 3
and thermal expansion, 1.4: 7
of v-belt drive, 1.4: 5
Alignment (vertical pumps), 1.4: 9
All bronze pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
All iron pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
All stainless steel pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
Alleviator, 9.1-9.5: 3
Allowable operating range, 1.1-1.2: 58, 2.1-2.2: 22
Allowable operating region, 9.6.3: 1
centrifugal pumps, 9.6.3: 5, 5f., 6f., 7f.
factors affecting, 9.6.3: 1
large boiler feed pumps, 9.6.3: 8
vertical turbine pumps, 9.6.3: 8, 8t.
Alnico, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 14
Aluminum and aluminum alloys, 9.1-9.5: 22
Aluminum bronze, 9.1-9.5: 21
American National Metric Council, 9.1-9.5: 7
American Society for Testing and Materials, 9.1-9.5: 11
Angular misalignment, 3.1-3.5: 36, 37, 37f., 38
ANSI/ASME B73.1M, 9.6.2: 1, 3, 4, 5t., 6t., 7t.
1.5x1-8 CF8M (Type 316) pump
combined axis deflection evaluation, 9.6.2: 25
derating loads, 9.6.2: 22
individual nozzle load evaluation, 9.6.2: 22
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ANSI/ASME B73 (continued)
individual nozzle load evaluation (new loads),
9.6.2: 23
nozzle stress, bolt stress and pump slippage,
9.6.2: 23
nozzle stress, bolt stress and pump slippage on
baseplate evaluation (new loads), 9.6.2: 24
Y-axis deflection evaluation (new loads), 9.6.2: 24
Z-axis deflection evaluation (new loads), 9.6.2: 24
3x1.5-13 Alloy 20 pump
combined axis deflection evaluation, 9.6.2: 27
nozzle stress, bolt stress and pump slippage,
9.6.2: 26
Y-axis deflection evaluation, 9.6.2: 27
Z-axis deflection evaluation, 9.6.2: 27
ANSI/ASME B73.2M, 9.6.2: 11
ANSI/ASME B73.3M, 9.6.2: 1, 3, 4
ANSI/ASME B73.5M, 9.6.2: 1, 3
1.5x1-8 pump
AOR See Allowable operating region
Apparent viscosity, 3.1-3.5: 19, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Application guidelines, 5.1-5.6: 2326, 8.1-8.5: 12
Applications, 4.1-4.6: 11
factors in selecting rotary sealless pumps,
4.1-4.6: 1216
stripping, 4.1-4.6: 15
Approach pipe lining, 9.8: 60
ASME B73.2M
4030/28 Alloy 20 pump
size 2015/17 CF8M (Type 316) pump
nozzle load evaluation, 9.6.2: 30
ASTM See American Society for Testing and Materials
Atmospheric head, 1.1-1.2: 57, 1.6: 5, 2.1-2.2: 22,
2.6: 6, 11.6: 5
Austenitic ductile iron, 9.1-9.5: 19
Austenitic gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
Auxiliary drive (steam) valve, 8.1-8.5: 4
Auxiliary piping, 5.1-5.6: 22
A-weighted sound level, 9.1-9.5: 50, 51, 52
Axial flow impellers, 2.1-2.2: 3, 11f.
Axial flow pumps, 1.1-1.2: 4, 4f.
impeller between bearingsseparately coupled
single stage axial (horizontal) split case,
1.1-1.2: 46f.
impeller between bearingsseparately coupled
single stage axial (horizontal) split case pump
on base plate, 1.1-1.2: 45f.
separately coupled single stage(horizontal) split
case, 1.1-1.2: 16f.
separately coupled single stagehorizontal,

1.1-1.2: 15f.
separately coupledmulitstage(horizontal) split
case, 1.1-1.2: 18f.
Axial load, 5.1-5.6: 13
Axial split case pumps
casing hold-down bolts, 9.6.2: 15
coordinate system, 9.6.2: 16f.
driver and pump, 9.6.2: 15
limiting factors, 9.6.2: 15
nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 15, 16f.
Axial thrust
calculation, 2.3: 41f., 41
terminology, 2.3: 40
vs. rate of flow, 2.3: 42, 43f.
with various impeller and shaft configurations,
2.3: 38, 38f., 39f., 40f.
Axial thrust (for enclosed impellers for volute pump),
1.3: 6063
Balancing See Rotor balancing
Bare rotor
multistage, axially split, single or double suction
centrifugal pumps, 1.1-1.2: 25
single stage, axially (horizontally) split, single or
double suction centrifugal pump, 1.1-1.2: 25
Barometric pressure, 6.1-6.5: 22, 23t., 8.1-8.5: 9
and altitude, 8.1-8.5: 9, 10t.
Barrel or can (lineshaft) pumps, 2.1-2.2: 1, 8f.
Barrel pumps See Can pumps
Baseline, 9.6.5: 1
Baseplates (horizontal centrifugal pumps), 1.3: 78
defined, 1.3: 79
exterior edges, 1.3: 85
fasteners, 1.3: 81, 84
free standing baseplate, 1.3: 79, 79f.
functional requirements, 1.3: 79
grout holes, 1.3: 84
grouted baseplate, 1.3: 79, 79f., 85
high-energy pump, 1.3: 79
lifting base assembly, 1.3: 85
motor mounting pads, 1.3: 80t., 81, 81f.
mounting blocks, 1.3: 79, 85, 85f.
mounting pads, 1.3: 79, 81f.
mounting surface flatness, 1.3: 80t., 81, 81f.
mounting surface height, 1.3: 80t., 81, 81f.
rigidity, 1.3: 84
shims, 1.3: 79f., 79, 81
stress levels, 1.3: 8184
sub base, 1.3: 79f., 79, 85
superstructure, 1.3: 79f., 79
support and anchoring, 1.3: 86, 86f.
tolerancing, 1.3: 80, 80t.
torsional stiffness, 1.3: 86, 86f.
Bearing, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 3

Bearing failure mode causes and indicators, 9.6.5: 18,
21t.
Bearing life, 9.6.3: 2
Bearing lubrication
comparison of stabilization temperature with
manufacturers standards, 1.4: 12
measurement of operating temperature, 1.4: 11, 12f.
rolling element bearings, 1.4: 11
sleeve and tilting pad bearings, 1.4: 11
sleeve bearings, 1.4: 12
temperature vs. time, 1.4: 12
Bearing materials, 4.1-4.6: 15
Bearing wear monitoring, 9.6.5: 14
acoustic detection, 9.6.5: 15
bearing materials and characteristics, 9.6.5: 14
carbon bearing wear characteristics, 9.6.5: 14
contact detection, 9.6.5: 15
contact or continuity switch, 9.6.5: 15
control limits, 9.6.5: 15
frequency, 9.6.5: 15
indicators, 9.6.5: 24
means, 9.6.5: 14
power monitor, 9.6.5: 15
silicon carbide bearing wear characteristics,
9.6.5: 14
temperature probe, 9.6.5: 15
vibration sensor, 9.6.5: 15
wear detection methods, 9.6.5: 14
Bearings
adjusted rating life, 1.3: 74, 75
axial load, 1.3: 74
basic dynamic radial load rating, 1.3: 74
basic rating life, 1.3: 74
dynamic equivalent radial load, 1.3: 74
external, 5.1-5.6: 19
grease, 1.3: 65
housing closures, 1.3: 70
impeller mounted between, 1.3: 58, 72f.
impeller overhung from, 1.3: 58, 70, 71f.
internal, 5.1-5.6: 18
labyrinths, 1.3: 70
life, 1.3: 74
lubrication, 1.3: 6567
oil lubrication, 1.3: 65
operating temperature, 1.3: 75
product lubrication, 1.3: 66t., 67
radial load, 1.3: 74
rating life, 1.3: 74
reference and source material, 5.1-5.6: 38
reliability, 1.3: 74
rolling element, 1.3: 64, 64t.
sleeve, 1.3: 64
types, 1.3: 64
BEP See Best efficiency point
Best efficiency point, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.3: 56, 1.6: 1,

2.1-2.2: 22, 2.3: 17, 2.6: 1, 9.6.1: 2, 9.6.3: 1,
11.6: 3
Body, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 3
Boiler circulating pumps, 1.3: 10
Boiler feed booster pumps, 1.3: 9
Boiler feed pumps, 1.3: 8
Bolt-proof load, 5.1-5.6: 15
Booster service, 1.3: 1, 2.3: 1
Bowl assembly efficiency, 2.1-2.2: 23, 2.6: 7
calculation, 2.6: 16
Bowl assembly input power, 2.1-2.2: 23, 2.6: 7
Bowl assembly output power, 2.6: 7
Bowl assembly performance test, 2.6: 11, 11f.
Bowl assembly total head, 2.1-2.2: 22, 2.6: 6
measurement, 2.6: 29f., 29
Brass
leaded red, 9.1-9.5: 20
yellow, 9.1-9.5: 20
Bronze
all bronze pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
aluminum, 9.1-9.5: 21
leaded nickel bronze, 9.1-9.5: 21
silicone, 9.1-9.5: 20
specific composition bronze pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
tin, 9.1-9.5: 20
Bronze fitted pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
Building services pumping systems, 9.6.1: 9
Bull ring packing, 6.1-6.5: 63, 63f.
Burst disc (rupture), 9.1-9.5: 3
Bushings, 1.4: 6
Bypass, 1.4: 13
Bypass piping, 9.1-9.5: 3
Calibrated electric meters and transformers, 1.6: 31
Can intakes
closed bottom can, 9.8: 13, 13f.
design considerations, 9.8: 11
open bottom can intakes, 9.8: 12, 12f.
Can pumps, 2.3: 1, 3f.
Can pumps See Barrel or can (lineshaft) pumps
Canned motor pumps, 5.1-5.6: 1
canned motor temperature, 5.1-5.6: 26
close coupled end suction, 5.1-5.6: 1, 3f.
close coupled in-line, 5.1-5.6: 1, 4f.
defined, 5.1-5.6: 13
driver sizing, 5.1-5.6: 25
eddy currents, 5.1-5.6: 13
horizontal mounting base, 5.1-5.6: 21
induction motor, 5.1-5.6: 13
integral motors, 5.1-5.6: 19
location and foundation, 5.1-5.6: 32
locked rotor torque, 5.1-5.6: 13

Canned motor pumps (continued)
maintenance, 5.1-5.6: 35
motor insulation, 5.1-5.6: 13
motor winding integrity test, 5.1-5.6: 40
motor winding temperature test, 5.1-5.6: 40
separated pump and motor, 5.1-5.6: 1, 5f.
starting torque, 5.1-5.6: 13
submerged mounting, 5.1-5.6: 21
vertical submerged canned motor pump, 5.1-5.6: 1,
6f.
Canvas packing, 8.1-8.5: 17
Capacity, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 3
Capacity See Pump rate of flow
Capacity See also Rate of flow (capacity)
Carbon, 9.1-9.5: 26
Carbon and low alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
Carbon steel, 9.1-9.5: 19
Casing, 3.1-3.5: 4, 5.1-5.6: 18
Casing rotation, 1.1-1.2: 26
Casing types, 1.3: 76
Casing working pressure, 1.1-1.2: 60
Cavitation, 3.1-3.5: 23, 9.6.1: 3, 6, 10
damage factors, 9.6.1: 4
Cavitation erosion resistance of, 9.1-9.5: 26, 28f.
Centerline mounted pumps
separately coupled single stage, 1.1-1.2: 41f.
separately coupled single stage (top suction),
1.1-1.2: 43f.
separately coupled single stagepump on base
plate, 1.1-1.2: 42f.
separately coupled single stagepump on base plate
(top suction), 1.1-1.2: 44f.
Centerline support pumps, 1.1-1.2: 12f.
Centipoises, 3.1-3.5: 19
Centistokes, 3.1-3.5: 19
Central stations, 2.3: 7
Centrifugal and vertical pumps
sealed, 9.6.5: 1
sealless, 9.6.5: 1
Centrifugal pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 16
Centrifugal pumps, 1.4: 1
affinity laws, 11.6: 28
defined, 1.1-1.2: 1
horizontal pump installation, 1.4: 28
maintenance, 1.4: 15
nomenclature (alphabetical listing), 1.1-1.2: 27t.
35t.
nomenclature (numerical listing), 1.1-1.2: 35t.38t.
operation, 1.4: 1015
size, 1.1-1.2: 25
vertical volute pump installation, 1.4: 810
Ceramics, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 13, 9.1-9.5: 26
Check valve, 9.1-9.5: 3
Chemical packings, 8.1-8.5: 17
Chemical process pumps, 9.6.1: 6
Chemical pump, 1.3: 1

Chromates, 9.1-9.5: 11
Chromium coatings, 9.1-9.5: 23
Chromium (ferric) stainless steel, 9.1-9.5: 20
Chromium-nickel (austenitic) stainless steel,
9.1-9.5: 19
CIMA See Construction Industry Manufactures
Association
Circular casings, 1.3: 60, 60f.
Circular plan wet pits, 9.8: 18, 18f., 19f.
Circular pump stations (clear liquid)
dimensioning, 9.8: 6
floor clearance, 9.8: 6
inflow pipe, 9.8: 7
inlet bell clearance, 9.8: 7
inlet bell or volute diameter, 9.8: 7
sump diameter, 9.8: 7, 7f., 8f.
wall clearance, 9.8: 6
Circulation plans, 5.1-5.6: 21, 23, 24, 27f.31f.
Circumferential piston pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 3f., 3
Clean liquids, 5.1-5.6: 24
Cleaning, 3.1-3.5: 33
Close coupled (defined), 5.1-5.6: 12, 4.1-4.6: 7
Close coupledvane type magnetic drive pump,
4.1-4.6: 1, 2f.
Closed feedwater cycle, 1.3: 6, 7f., 2.3: 9f., 9
Closed lineshafts, 2.3: 43
Closed suction tests, 2.6: 5, 5f., 6, 6f.
CMP See Canned motor pump
Coating systems, 9.1-9.5: 22, 2324
Cobalt alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
Cobalt-chromium boron alloy, 9.1-9.5: 23
Cobalt-chromium-tungsten alloy, 9.1-9.5: 23
Coercive force, 4.1-4.6: 7
Column, piping, 9.1-9.5: 3
Compound gauge, 9.1-9.5: 3
Computers and accessories (precautions), 5.1-5.6: 32
Computers and computer storage and magnets,
4.1-4.6: 19
Condensate pumps, 1.3: 9, 2.3: 9
Condenser circulating water pumps, 1.3: 9, 2.3: 10
Condition points, 1.1-1.2: 58, 2.1-2.2: 22
Confined wet well design, 9.8: 19, 20f.
Constant speed pumps, 9.8: 58, 59t., 60t.
Construction, 2.1-2.2: 3, 6f.12f.
parts listing, 2.1-2.2: 14t.18t.
Construction Industry Manufactures Association,
1.3: 13
Containment
bolt-proof load, 5.1-5.6: 15
driven component liner, 5.1-5.6: 14
expectations, 5.1-5.6: 23
maximum working pressure, 5.1-5.6: 15
monitoring equipment, 5.1-5.6: 15
secondary, 5.1-5.6: 15

suction pressure, 5.1-5.6: 15
Containment shell, 4.1-4.6: 7, 12, 5.1-5.6: 14, 17
air in, 4.1-4.6: 20
draining, 4.1-4.6: 21
materials, 4.1-4.6: 15
Continuous service, 1.3: 42, 2.3: 17
Contractors Pump Bureau, 1.3: 13
Control limits, 9.6.5: 2
Controlled volume pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 18
Controls and alarms, 2.4: 8
Cooling liquid flow, 4.1-4.6: 12
path, 4.1-4.6: 7
Cooling towers, 9.6.1: 7
Copper and copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 20
Copper-nickel alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Correction factor K, 3.1-3.5: 41, 42t.
Corrosion, 5.1-5.6: 20, 9.1-9.5: 11, 12
allowance for metallic centrifugal pumps, 1.3: 76
in crevices, 9.1-9.5: 15
galvanic, 9.1-9.5: 13, 14
in pulp and paper applications, 1.3: 16
severe, 9.1-9.5: 15
Corrosion failure mode causes and indicators,
9.6.5: 19t.
Corrosion monitoring, 9.6.5: 5
by electrical resistance, 9.6.5: 5
frequency, 9.6.5: 6
by linear polarization resistance, 9.6.5: 6
means, 9.6.5: 5
by ultrasonic thickness measurement, 9.6.5: 6
by visual/dimensional inspection, 9.6.5: 5
Corrosive properties of liquid, 9.6.1: 4
Cost evaluation, 4.1-4.6: 16
Coupling failure mode causes and indicators,
9.6.5: 19t.
Couplings, 2.1-2.2: 13f., 3.1-3.5: 36, 38f., 4.1-4.6: 1
dimensions, 2.1-2.2: 13f.
disk, 1.3: 68
elastomer, 1.3: 68
flexible, 1.3: 67
gear, 1.3: 67
limited end float, 1.3: 67
offset, 1.3: 67
selection, 4.1-4.6: 12
speed limitations, 1.3: 68
Cover, 3.1-3.5: 4
Cracking pressure, 3.1-3.5: 4
Credit cards (precautions), 5.1-5.6: 32
Credit cards and magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Critical carrying velocity, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Critical speed
See Dry critical speed
See Lateral critical speed
Cross-sectional drawings, 2.1-2.2: 3, 6f.12f.

Cup type pistons
composition cups, 6.1-6.5: 64, 65f.
installation, 6.1-6.5: 6465
synthetic rubber cups, 6.1-6.5: 64, 65f.
Curie temperature, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 14
Cyclic service, 1.3: 42, 2.3: 17
D See Displacement
D See also Pump displacement
D slide valves, 8.1-8.5: 4, 6f.
Data packs, 9.1-9.5: 61
Data sheet, 4.1-4.6: 18f.
Data sheet for pump selection or design, 3.1-3.5: 29,
30f.32f.
Datum, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 3, 2.1-2.2: 19, 21f., 2.6: 3, 4f.,
3.1-3.5: 16, 3.6: 4, 6.6: 4, 11.6: 3
Datum elevation, 1.1-1.2: 55f., 1.6: 3
horizontal pumps, 11.6: 3, 4f.
horizontal units, 1.6: 3, 4f.
vertical double suction pumps, 1.6: 3, 4f.
vertical pumps, 11.6: 4, 4f.
vertical single suction pumps, 1.6: 3, 4f.
Dead weight tester, 9.1-9.5: 3
Deceleration devices, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
Decontamination of returned products, 9.1-9.5: 61
Decoupling, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 35
defined, 5.1-5.6: 14
Deep well (lineshaft) pumps, 2.1-2.2: 1, 6f.
Definitions, 3.1-3.5: 45, 4.1-4.6: 710, 5.1-5.6: 12,
6.1-6.5: 2028, 8.1-8.5: 7, 9.1-9.5: 36
symbols, 9.8: 38
Deflection, 3.1-3.5: 40
p See Differential pressure
pmax See Maximum differential pressure
Demagnetization, 4.1-4.6: 7, 20, 5.1-5.6: 14
Dephase, 4.1-4.6: 7
Design guidelines, 8.1-8.5: 12
Design review, 9.6.5: 16
hydraulic application review, 9.6.5: 16
installation review, 9.6.5: 17
mechanical application review, 9.6.5: 16
operating procedures review, 9.6.5: 17
procedure, 9.6.5: 16
Dewatering service, 2.3: 4
Dichromates, 9.1-9.5: 11
Differential pressure, 3.1-3.5: 17, 3.6: 5, 11
Diffusers, 1.3: 76
Dilatant fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Dimensional designations, 1.1-1.2: 3946
Dimensionally interchangeable pump, 1.1-1.2: 25,
2.1-2.2: 3

Direct acting (steam) pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 18
Direct acting (steam) pumps
defined, 8.1-8.5: 1
double-acting pump, 8.1-8.5: 1
duplex pump, 8.1-8.5: 2
horizontal pump, 8.1-8.5: 1
inspection, 8.1-8.5: 22
nomenclature, 8.1-8.5: 3
piston pump, 8.1-8.5: 1f., 2
simplex pump, 8.1-8.5: 2, 2f.
types, 8.1-8.5: 1, 1f.
typical services, 8.1-8.5: 12
vertical pump, 8.1-8.5: 1
Direction of rotation, 3.1-3.5: 5
Dirty liquids, 5.1-5.6: 24
Discharge, 3.1-3.5: 33
insufficient, 2.4: 15
lack of, 2.4: 15
Discharge flow, 5.1-5.6: 36
Discharge piping, 2.4: 4, 6.1-6.5: 45, 46f.
See also Piping, Suction piping
air release valves, 2.4: 5
lining up, 2.4: 3
reducers, 2.4: 4f., 5
siphons, 2.4: 6
supports, anchors, and joints, 2.4: 4
valves, 2.4: 5, 6f.
Discharge port, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 4
Discharge pressure, 8.1-8.5: 7
Discharge recirculation, 1.3: 43
Discharge valve position, 1.4: 12
Disk couplings, 1.3: 68
Displacement, 3.1-3.5: 14, 3.6: 2, 6.1-6.5: 20,
8.1-8.5: 7
Displacement type meters, 6.6: 13
Dissolved gases, 3.1-3.5: 19, 21f.
Double suction pump specific speed, 1.3: 32, 35f., 36f.
Double volute casing See Dual volute casing
Double-acting pump, 6.1-6.5: 1, 2f., 3f.
Dowelling, 1.4: 13
Draining, 5.1-5.6: 18
Drains, 8.1-8.5: 23
Drive (steam) cylinder, 8.1-8.5: 4
Drive (steam) end, 8.1-8.5: 3, 5f.
lubrication, 8.1-8.5: 15, 23
Drive (steam) piston, 8.1-8.5: 4
Drive characteristics, 4.1-4.6: 17
Drive shaft, 1.3: 67
Drive specification, 3.1-3.5: 24
Driven component liner, 5.1-5.6: 14
Driver mounting, 3.1-3.5: 34
Driver sizing, 5.1-5.6: 25
Drivers, 1.3: 76, 2.3: 45
deceleration devices, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
electric motors, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
engines, 1.3: 77
gears, 2.3: 45
magnetic, 1.3: 77
mounting and alignment, 2.4: 6
non-reverse ratchets, 2.3: 46
pre-lubrication, 2.4: 8
pump-to-driver shafting, 2.3: 46
steam turbine, 1.3: 77
thrust bearings, 2.3: 46
variable speed, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
Dry critical speed, 9.6.4: 2
Dry vacuum test, 1.6: 25
Dual volute casing, 1.3: 58, 59f., 76
K versus rate of flow, 1.3: 58, 59f.
Ductile iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
Duplex pump, 6.1-6.5: 2
Duplex stainless steels, 9.1-9.5: 20
Duplicate performance pump, 1.1-1.2: 25, 2.1-2.2: 3
Duplicate pump, 2.1-2.2: 3
Duty cycle, 3.1-3.5: 24
Dynamic analysis report, 9.6.4: 4, 5
Dynamic balance, 5.1-5.6: 20
Dynamic balancing, 1.1-1.2: 61
Dynamometers, 1.6: 30, 3.6: 18, 9.1-9.5: 3
calibration, 1.6: 31
Earthquake-resistance requirements, 2.4: 14
Eccentric reducers, 2.4: 4, 4f.
Economic consequences of failure, 9.6.5: 2
Eddy currents, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 13, 17
drive, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 14
drive coupling, 9.1-9.5: 3
losses, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 14
magnetic coupling, 4.1-4.6: 11
Effective particle diameter, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Efficiency, 1.3: 43, 2.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 26, 6.1-6.5: 23,
11.6: 6
best efficiency point (BEP), 1.3: 56
and high suction specific speed, 1.3: 53
and impeller diameter trim, 1.3: 53
and mechanical losses, 1.3: 53
optimum, 1.3: 49
prediction charts, 1.3: 49, 50f., 51f., 52f.
prediction method for centrifugal pumps, 1.3: 4957
and pump type, 1.3: 56, 56t.
and slurries, 1.3: 56
and solids size, 1.3: 56
and surface finish, 1.3: 53, 54f.
tolerance at specified flow rate, 11.6: 9, 11.6: 10t.
and viscosity, 1.3: 53
and wear ring clearances, 1.3: 53, 55f.
Elastomer couplings, 1.3: 68
Elastomeric polymers, 9.1-9.5: 24
Electric driver input power, 1.6: 7, 2.6: 7

Electric motor input power, 1.1-1.2: 58, 2.1-2.2: 23
Electric motors, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
Electric power pumps, 9.6.1: 7
Electrolytes, 9.1-9.5: 12
Electronic instruments and magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Electronic methods of speed measurement, 6.6: 18
Elevation head, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 4, 2.1-2.2: 19, 2.6: 3,
4, 3.6: 4, 6.1-6.5: 22, 6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 9, 11.6: 4
Elevation pressure, 3.1-3.5: 16, 3.6: 4, 6.1-6.5: 22,
6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 9
Encapsulation, 4.1-4.6: 7
End plate, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 3
End suction pumps, 1.1-1.2: 4f.
submersible, 1.1-1.2: 5f.
End suction slurry pumps, 9.6.2: 16
Engines, 1.3: 77
Entrained air, 2.4: 3, 4.1-4.6: 14, 20, 9.8: 1
Entrained gases, 3.1-3.5: 19, 20f., 4.1-4.6: 14, 20
Entrained, non-condensable gas, 5.1-5.6: 26
Environmental consequences of failure, 9.6.5: 2
Environmental considerations, 5.1-5.6: 24
Equipment mounting drilling dimensions, 1.3: 87, 87f.
Erosion, 9.1-9.5: 15
cavitation erosion resistance of materials,
9.1-9.5: 26, 28f.
Erosion failure mode causes and indicators, 9.6.5: 19t.
See Efficiency
ba See Bowl assembly efficiency
mot See Submersible motor efficiency
OA See Overall efficiency
p See Pump efficiency
p See Pump hydraulic efficiency
p See Pump mechanical efficiency
v See Pump volumetric efficiency
v See Volumetric efficiency
V See Volumetric efficiency
Excessive radial thrust, 1.3: 43
Explosive atmosphere around magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
External bearings, 5.1-5.6: 19
External couplings and guards, 5.1-5.6: 21
External flush, 5.1-5.6: 25
External gear and bearing screw pump on base plate,
3.1-3.5: 10f.
External gear pumps
on base plate, 3.1-3.5: 9f.
flanged ports, 3.1-3.5: 8f.
threaded ports, 3.1-3.5: 8f.
Fabrics, 9.1-9.5: 26
Face type seals, 3.1-3.5: 5
Face-mounted motor dimensions, 1.1-1.2: 49t.
type JM, 1.1-1.2: 51t.
type JM having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
type JP, 1.1-1.2: 52t.
type JP having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
Failure mode causes and indicators, 9.6.5: 1, 18t.

FEA See Finite element analysis
Ferrite, 4.1-4.6: 8
Field test pressure, 1.1-1.2: 60, 2.1-2.2: 25
Field values
between bearing, single and multistage, 9.6.4: 17f.
end suction foot mounted, 9.6.4: 9f.
end suction, centerline support, 9.6.4: 13f.
end suction, close coupled horizontal and vertical inline, 9.6.4: 11f.
end suction, frame mounted, 9.6.4: 12f.
end suction, hard metal and rubber-lined horizontal
and vertical, 9.6.4: 16f.
end suction, paper stock, 9.6.4: 14f.
end suction, solids handling, horizontal and vertical,
9.6.4: 15f.
vertical in-line, separately coupled, 9.6.4: 10f.
vertical turbine, mixed flow and propeller type,
9.6.4: 18f.
vertical turbine, short set pumps, assembled for
shipment by the manufacturer, 9.6.4: 19f.
Filter, 5.1-5.6: 13
Finite element analysis, 9.6.4: 3, 5, 7
Fire pumps, 1.3: 10, 2.3: 11
First critical speed, 9.6.4: 1f., 1, 4
First mode shape, 9.6.4: 4
Fittings, 8.1-8.5: 14
Flammability, 5.1-5.6: 24
Flammable liquids or vapors, 8.1-8.5: 14
Flange loads, 3.1-3.5: 40t., 41
correction factor K, 3.1-3.5: 41, 42t.
Flanges, 8.1-8.5: 14
Flexible couplings, 1.3: 67, 3.1-3.5: 36, 9.1-9.5: 3
Flexible member pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 2f.
Flooded suction, 6.1-6.5: 25, 8.1-8.5: 10
Flow, 9.8: 26
Flow monitoring See Rate of flow monitoring
Flow rate, 6.1-6.5: 20, 11.6: 3
Flow rate check, 1.4: 13
Flow rate tolerance at specified total head, 11.6: 9, 10t.
Fluid drive, 9.1-9.5: 3
Fluidborne noise, 3.1-3.5: 27, 28
Fluids, 3.1-3.5: 4, 33
dilatant, 3.1-3.5: 22
miscellaneous properties, 3.1-3.5: 24
Newtonian, 3.1-3.5: 19
non-Newtonian, 3.1-3.5: 22
plastic, 3.1-3.5: 22
pseudo-plastic, 3.1-3.5: 22
rheopectic, 3.1-3.5: 22
thixotropic, 3.1-3.5: 22
time-independent non-Newtonian, 3.1-3.5: 22
Flushing and filling, 2.4: 9
Flux, 4.1-4.6: 7
density, 4.1-4.6: 7

Foot valves, 3.1-3.5: 41, 9.1-9.5: 3
Force and mass requirements, 1.4: 1
Formed suction intakes, 9.8: 3, 6f.
application standards, 9.8: 4
dimensions, 9.8: 3
Foundation, 2.3: 45, 3.1-3.5: 34, 6.1-6.5: 55
bolts, 1.4: 1, 2f., 3.1-3.5: 34, 34f., 6.1-6.5: 56, 56f.
requirements, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 2
typical bolt design, 2.4: 2f.
Frame mounted pumps
ANSI B73.1, 1.1-1.2: 13f.
lined, 1.1-1.2: 11f.
separately coupled single stagemixed flow,
1.1-1.2: 21f.
separately coupled single stageself-priming,
1.1-1.2: 24f.
separately coupledsingle stage, 1.1-1.2: 10f., 39f.
separately coupledsingle stage (vertically
mounted), 1.1-1.2: 47f.
separately coupledsingle stagepump on base
plate, 1.1-1.2: 40f.
Francis vane, 1.1-1.2: 3f., 3
Free-surface vortices, 9.8: 1, 26, 26f.
Frequency-responsive devices, 1.6: 31, 6.6: 18
Friction characteristic, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Friction factor, 3.6: 17
Friction head, 1.1-1.2: 57, 2.1-2.2: 22
Friction loss pressure, 6.1-6.5: 23
Full-flow bypass pressure, 3.1-3.5: 5
Fully suspended solids, 9.1-9.5: 5
Galvanic corrosion, 9.1-9.5: 13
minimizing, 9.1-9.5: 14
Galvanic series, 9.1-9.5: 13
Gap, 4.1-4.6: 7
Gap See Air gap, Liquid gap, Total gap
Gas, 2.3: 21
effect on performance, 2.3: 21, 21f.
Gas See Liquids with vapor or gas
Gas bubbles, 9.8: 1
Gas content, 9.6.1: 4
Gaskets, 5.1-5.6: 18, 8.1-8.5: 15
Gauge head, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 4, 2.1-2.2: 19, 2.6: 3,
11.6: 4
Gauge pressure, 3.6: 4, 6.1-6.5: 22, 6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 9
Gauss, 4.1-4.6: 8
Gear couplings, 1.3: 67
Gear pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 3f., 6f.10f.
Gears, 2.3: 45
General purpose service, 1.3: 1315
Gilbert, 4.1-4.6: 8
Gland, 3.1-3.5: 5
Gland follower, 3.1-3.5: 5
Gland, packing, 9.1-9.5: 3
Glossary, 9.8: 35
Graphic level recorders, 9.1-9.5: 50

Graphite, 5.1-5.6: 13, 9.1-9.5: 26
Gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
Grouting, 2.4: 3, 3.1-3.5: 35, 36f.
horizontal pumps, 1.4: 5
vertical volute pumps, 1.4: 8
h See Head
H See Total head
h See Head
hd See Total discharge head
hg See Gauge head
H See Total head
hacc See Acceleration head
Hba See Bowl assembly total head
hd See Pump total discharge head
hd See Total discharge head
hf See Friction head
hg See Gauge head
Halide, 9.1-9.5: 11
Handling equipment, 1.4: 1
Hands and fingers (precautions), 5.1-5.6: 32
Hardware terms, 9.1-9.5: 3
Hazardous chemicals, 9.1-9.5: 61
Hazardous materials, 5.1-5.6: 32
Head, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 3, 2.1-2.2: 19, 2.6: 3,
3.1-3.5: 4, 11.6: 4
atmospheric, 1.1-1.2: 57
elevation, 1.1-1.2: 55
friction, 1.1-1.2: 57
gauge, 1.1-1.2: 55
loop manifold connecting pressure taps, 1.6: 30f.
measurement, 1.6: 29, 2.6: 2731
measurement by gauge/valve arrangement,
2.6: 28f., 28
measurement by means of pressure gauges, 1.6: 30
measurement by multiple tap connections, 2.6: 28,
28f.
measurement by pressure gauges, 2.6: 29
measurement by single tap connection, 2.6: 28, 28f.
measurement with bourdon gauge below
atmospheric pressure, 2.6: 30, 30f.
measurement with fluid gauge below atmospheric
pressure, 2.6: 30, 30f.
net positive suction head available, 1.1-1.2: 58
net positive suction head required, 1.1-1.2: 58
pressure tap location for level A tests, 1.6: 29, 29f.
pressure tap location for level B tests, 1.6: 29, 30f.
single tap connection, 1.6: 29f.

total, 1.1-1.2: 57, 59
total discharge, 1.1-1.2: 57
total suction (closed suction), 1.1-1.2: 57
total suction (open suction), 1.1-1.2: 57
velocity, 1.1-1.2: 55
Head rate of flow curve
centrifugal pumps, 9.6.3: 4
vertical pumps, 9.6.3: 4, 4f.
Head type rate meters, 6.6: 13, 14f.
pressure tap opening, 6.6: 14, 14f.
Heat exchanger, 9.1-9.5: 3
Heater drain pumps, 1.3: 10, 2.3: 11
Hermetic integrity test, 4.1-4.6: 24, 5.1-5.6: 39
Heterogeneous mixture, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
High alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
High copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 20
High silicon cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19
High temperature, 5.1-5.6: 24
High viscosity, 4.1-4.6: 13, 5.1-5.6: 25
High-energy pumps, 1.1-1.2: 59, 59f., 60f., 2.1-2.2: 23,
24f.
Hollow/solid shaft driver, 2.1-2.2: 2, 6f., 9f., 10f., 11f.
Homogeneous flow, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Homogeneous mixture, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Horizontal end suction pumps
adjustment factors, 9.6.2: 4, 9t.
allowable combination nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 6t., 7t.
allowable individual nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 5t.
alternate pump mounting, 9.6.2: 3
driver/pump coupling alignment, 9.6.2: 2
grouted nonmetal baseplate, 9.6.2: 4
internal pump distortion, 9.6.2: 2
material specifications, 9.6.2: 8t.
nomenclature, 9.6.2: 1, 2f.
nozzle load adjustment factors, 9.6.2: 3
nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 1, 5t., 6t., 7t.
nozzle stress, 9.6.2: 2
pressure-temperature, 9.6.2: 2
pump hold down bolts, 9.6.2: 2
pump mounting, 9.6.2: 2
spring-mounted metal baseplate, 9.6.2: 4
stilt-mounted metal baseplate, 9.6.2: 3
temperature and material adjustment factors,
9.6.2: 4
ungrouted metal baseplate, 9.6.2: 3
ungrouted nonmetal baseplate, 9.6.2: 4
Horizontal mounting base, 5.1-5.6: 21
Horizontal pump, 6.1-6.5: 1f., 1
Horizontal pump installation
alignment, 1.4: 2
alignment of gear type couplings, 1.4: 4, 5f.
alignment of spacer type couplings, 1.4: 5, 5f.
alignment of special couplings, 1.4: 5
angular alignment, 1.4: 3, 3f.
controls and alarms, 1.4: 8
coupling guard, 1.4: 5

dial indicator method of alignment, 1.4: 4, 4f.
final alignment, 1.4: 6
final alignment check, 1.4: 6
full pump alignment, 1.4: 6
grouting, 1.4: 5
laser method of alignment, 1.4: 4
leveling pump and driver, 1.4: 2, 2f.
parallel alignment, 1.4: 3, 3f.
pre-run lubrication, 1.4: 7
shaft and coupling alignment, 1.4: 3
straightedge method of alignment, 1.4: 3
stuffing-box bushings, 1.4: 6
stuffing-box mechanical seals, 1.4: 6
stuffing-box packing, 1.4: 5
stuffing-box steps, 1.4: 5
suction and discharge pipes, 1.4: 7
thermal expansion and alignment, 1.4: 7
v-belt drive, 1.4: 5
Horsepower limit, 9.6.3: 3
Hot oil pump, 1.3: 1
Housing, 3.1-3.5: 4
HP and HPH vertical solid-shaft motor dimensions,
1.1-1.2: 53f., 53t., 54t.
HPRT See Hydraulic power recover turbines
Hydraulic action, 8.1-8.5: 15
Hydraulic disturbances, 9.6.4: 24
Hydraulic drag, 4.1-4.6: 8
Hydraulic failure mode causes and indicators,
9.6.5: 20t.
Hydraulic hammer, 1.3: 22
See also Water hammer analysis
Hydraulic load balance, 5.1-5.6: 13
Hydraulic parasitic losses, 4.1-4.6: 8
Hydraulic piston packing, 8.1-8.5: 17
applications, 8.1-8.5: 17
fitting, 8.1-8.5: 18, 18f.
joint types, 8.1-8.5: 17, 18f.
Hydraulic power recover turbines, 2.3: 12
Hydraulic pressure pump, 1.3: 14
Hydraulic resonance See Resonance
Hydraulic sizing, 5.1-5.6: 25
Hydraulic slip, 4.1-4.6: 10
Hydraulic turbines, pumps used as See Pumps used as
hydraulic turbines
Hydrocarbon physical properties, 6.1-6.5: 50t., 51t.
Hydrostatic test, 1.6: 7, 2.6: 1, 3.6: 13
assembled pump, 6.6: 10
assembled pumps, 3.6: 13
components, 3.6: 13, 6.6: 10
duration, 6.6: 10
objective, 1.6: 7, 2.6: 8, 6.6: 10
parameters, 1.6: 8, 2.6: 8, 6.6: 10
procedure, 1.6: 8, 2.6: 8, 6.6: 11
records, 1.6: 8, 2.6: 9, 3.6: 13, 6.6: 11

Hydrostatic test (continued)
temperature, 6.6: 10
test liquid, 6.6: 10
Hydrostatic test pressure, 4.1-4.6: 8
Hydrostatic tests. See Submersible pump hydrostatic
test
Hysteresis, 4.1-4.6: 8
Identical performance and dimensional pump,
1.1-1.2: 25
Identical pump, 2.1-2.2: 3
Impeller balancing, 1.1-1.2: 60
Impeller between bearings, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 2
separately coupledmultistage axial (horizontal) split
case, 1.1-1.2: 18f.
separately coupledmultistage radial (vertical) split
case, 1.1-1.2: 19f.
separately coupledmultistage radial (vertical) split
double casing, 1.1-1.2: 20f.
separately coupledsingle stage axial (horizontal)
split case, 1.1-1.2: 46f.
separately coupledsingle stage axial (horizontal)
split case pump on base plate, 1.1-1.2: 45f.
separately coupledsingle stageaxial (horizontal)
separately coupledsingle stageradial (vertical)
Impeller designs, 1.1-1.2: 2
axial flow, 1.1-1.2: 4, 4f.
Francis vane, 1.1-1.2: 3f., 3
impeller between bearing type, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 2
mixed flow, 1.1-1.2: 3, 3f.
radial flow, 1.1-1.2: 3, 3f.
specific speed, 1.1-1.2: 3f.
suction specific speed, 1.1-1.2: 3f.
Impeller eye diameter, 9.6.1: 3, 9.6.1: 4
Impeller material, 9.6.1: 4
Impeller vanes
incidence angle, 9.6.1: 2
overlap, 9.6.1: 2f., 9.6.1: 2
Impellers, 1.3: 57, 75
See also Overhung impeller pumps
axial flow, 2.1-2.2: 3, 11f.
axial thrust for volute pump, 1.3: 6063
with back ring, 1.3: 62f.
balancing, 2.1-2.2: 25
and bearing arrangements, 1.3: 58
diameter change and pump performance, 2.3: 16,
16f.
double suction, 1.3: 75
dynamic balancing, 2.1-2.2: 25
enclosed, 1.3: 76, 2.3: 44
enclosed with plain back shroud, 1.3: 61f.
with inducers, 2.3: 44, 44f.
mixed flow, 2.1-2.2: 3, 10f.
modified radial flow, 2.1-2.2: 3, 10f.

mounted between bearings, 1.3: 58, 72f.
open, 1.3: 76
open (axial flow), 2.3: 44
overhung, 1.3: 58, 70, 71f.
predicting pump performance after diameter change,
1.3: 48, 49f.
pressure distribution on enclosed impeller shrouds,
1.3: 60f.
profiles, 2.1-2.2: 2, 5f.
pump characteristic curves, 2.1-2.2: 5f.
radial flow, 2.1-2.2: 3
semi-open, 1.3: 76, 2.3: 44
single plane balancing, 2.1-2.2: 25
single suction, 1.3: 75
specific speed, 2.1-2.2: 2
static balancing, 2.1-2.2: 25
top suction, 1.3: 20, 21f.
two plane balancing, 2.1-2.2: 25
types, 1.3: 75, 2.3: 44
various configurations and axial thrust, 2.3: 38, 38f.,
39f., 40f.
venting the eye of, 1.3: 20, 21f.
wear ring arrangements, 2.1-2.2: 12f.
Indicators, 9.6.5: 1, 22
Induced eddy currents, 5.1-5.6: 17
Inducers, 1.3: 20, 57, 57f., 2.3: 44, 44f.
Induction motor, 5.1-5.6: 13
Industrial plant, 2.3: 7
Industrial pumps, 9.6.1: 9
Inert gas sniffer test, 4.1-4.6: 24
Inlet, 3.1-3.5: 4, 33, 9.1-9.5: 3
Inlet bell design diameter, 9.8: 21t., 28, 30f., 31f.
Inlet boosters, 1.3: 20
Inlet geometry, 9.6.1: 2
Inlet piping geometry, 9.6.1: 2
Inlet port, 9.1-9.5: 3
Inlet pressure, 3.1-3.5: 17, 3.6: 5
Inlet system, 6.1-6.5: 3840
booster pumps, 6.1-6.5: 40
connection of piping sections, 6.1-6.5: 39f.
foot valve, 6.1-6.5: 40
high points in piping system, 6.1-6.5: 39
inlet line valve, 6.1-6.5: 40
inlet piping, 6.1-6.5: 40
inlet piping diameters, 6.1-6.5: 39, 40f.
inlet pressure gauge, 6.1-6.5: 40
liquid source features, 6.1-6.5: 38
multiple-pump installations, 6.1-6.5: 39
pulsation dampener, 6.1-6.5: 41
screens or strainers, 6.1-6.5: 40, 40f.
suction system relationships, 6.1-6.5: 41, 42f., 43f.
suction tanks, 6.1-6.5: 38f., 41
In-line pumps, 1.1-1.2: 7f.
flexible coupling, 1.1-1.2: 8f.
10

rigid coupling, 1.1-1.2: 9f.
Inner magnet assembly, 4.1-4.6: 8, 12
Inner magnet ring, 5.1-5.6: 14
Inside-adjustable lost-motion valve gear, 8.1-8.5: 6f.
Inside-fixed lost-motion valve gear, 8.1-8.5: 6f.
Inspection, 5.1-5.6: 32, 6.1-6.5: 6566
Inspection (pre-installation), 2.4: 1
Inspection (shipment), 3.1-3.5: 33
Inspection frequency, 4.1-4.6: 21
Installation, 2.4: 2, 3.1-3.5: 33, 4.1-4.6: 19,
6.1-6.5: 56, 8.1-8.5: 14
See also Maintenance, Operation, Troubleshooting
accessory equipment, 3.1-3.5: 4144
adjustment factors for alternate designs,
3.1-3.5: 42t.
alignment, 3.1-3.5: 36, 37f., 5.1-5.6: 33
auxiliary connections and monitoring devices,
5.1-5.6: 33
bearings, 6.1-6.5: 60
cleaning, 3.1-3.5: 33
coupling alignment, 5.1-5.6: 33
couplings, 3.1-3.5: 36, 38f.
drive alignment, 6.1-6.5: 57
driver mounting, 3.1-3.5: 34
and entrained air, 2.4: 3
flanges and fittings, 6.1-6.5: 57
flexible coupling, 6.1-6.5: 58
foot valves, 3.1-3.5: 41
forces and moments, 6.1-6.5: 57
foundation, 3.1-3.5: 34
foundation bolts, 3.1-3.5: 34, 34f.
gaskets, 6.1-6.5: 58
gear drive, 6.1-6.5: 58
grouting, 2.4: 3, 3.1-3.5: 35, 36f.
handling equipment, 2.4: 1
horizontal pumps, 1.4: 28
inlet piping, 3.1-3.5: 39
jacket piping, 3.1-3.5: 39
leveling, 3.1-3.5: 35, 36f.
leveling the unit, 5.1-5.6: 33, 6.1-6.5: 56
limiting forces and moments for steel pumps,
3.1-3.5: 39, 40t., 42t.
lining up pump discharge, 2.4: 3
location, 3.1-3.5: 33
lubrication, 6.1-6.5: 60
nozzle loads and criteria, 3.1-3.5: 39, 40t., 42t.
outlet piping, 3.1-3.5: 39
pipe dope and tape, 6.1-6.5: 58
pipe-to-pump alignment, 3.1-3.5: 39f., 39
piping, 3.1-3.5: 38, 5.1-5.6: 33, 6.1-6.5: 56
piston rod packing, 6.1-6.5: 6064
pit dimensional checks, 2.4: 3
priming, 6.1-6.5: 57
procedure, 5.1-5.6: 32
protective devices, 3.1-3.5: 43

pump leveling and plumbness, 2.4: 3, 3f.
pump location, 2.4: 3
relief valve set pressure, 6.1-6.5: 57, 58t.
relief valves, 3.1-3.5: 43
rotation check, 3.1-3.5: 35
strainers, 3.1-3.5: 42
tools, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
V-belt drive, 6.1-6.5: 59, 59t., 60t., 60f.
v-belts and sheaves, 3.1-3.5: 38, 38f.
vertical volute pump, 1.4: 810
well inspection, 2.4: 2
wells, 2.4: 2, 2f.
Instrument calibration intervals, 3.6: 20, 21f.
Instrumentation
calibration interval, 6.6: 18, 19t.
fluctuation, 6.6: 6
performance test, 6.6: 6
Instrumentation options, 5.1-5.6: 22
Intake designs, 1.3: 57
alternative, 9.8: 1
design objectives, 9.8: 1
general information, 9.8: 1
Intake structures
basin entrance conditions, 9.8: 58
can intakes, 9.8: 11
circular plan wet pits, 9.8: 18, 18f., 19f.
circular pump stations (clear liquids), 9.8: 5
for clear liquids, 9.8: 1
confined wet well design, 9.8: 19, 20f.
formed suction intakes, 9.8: 3, 6f.
model tests, 9.8: 22
rectangular intakes, 9.8: 1, 3f., 4t., 5t.
rectangular wet wells, 9.8: 19
remedial measures, 9.8: 42
for solids-bearing liquids, 9.8: 15
submersible vertical turbine pump intakes, 9.8: 11,
14
suction tanks, 9.8: 9
trench-type intakes (clear liquids), 9.8: 7, 8f., 9f.
trench-type wet wells, 9.8: 16f., 17
unconfined intakes, 9.8: 14
Intake system design, 2.3: 46
Integral motors, 5.1-5.6: 19
Integrity tests. See Submersible motor integrity tests
Interchangeable pump, 1.1-1.2: 25, 2.1-2.2: 3
Intermediate input power, 3.6: 6
Intermediate mechanism efficiency, 3.6: 6
Intermittent service, 1.3: 42, 2.3: 17
Internal bearings, 5.1-5.6: 18
Internal gear pumps
close coupled, 3.1-3.5: 7f.
flange mounting, 3.1-3.5: 6f.
foot mounting, 3.1-3.5: 6f.
frame mounting, 3.1-3.5: 7f.
11

Internal mechanical contact, 9.6.3: 2
Internal sleeve bearings, 4.1-4.6: 12
Intrinsic induction, 4.1-4.6: 8
Iron
abrasion resistant cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19
all iron pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
austenitic gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
ductile, 9.1-9.5: 18
gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
high silicon cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19
malleable cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
nickel-chromium-iron alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Irrigation service, 1.3: 4, 2.3: 6
Jacketed pump, 3.1-3.5: 5, 9.1-9.5: 3
Joint bolting, 5.1-5.6: 18
K See Correction factor K
Kinetic pumps, 9.1-9.5: 1, 2f.
impeller between bearing type, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 2
overhung impeller types, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 2, 4f.15f.,
21f., 24f.
regenerative turbine type, 1.1-1.2: 1, 1f., 2
special variations, 1.1-1.2: 2
types, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 1
ls See Static suction lift
L See Stroke
Lantern ring, 3.1-3.5: 5, 9.1-9.5: 3
Lateral critical speed, 9.6.4: 1, 1f.
calculations, 9.6.4: 1
Lateral dynamic analysis, 9.6.4: 3
Lead and lead alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
Leaded nickel bronze (nickel silvers), 9.1-9.5: 21
Leaded red brass, 9.1-9.5: 20
Leak check, 1.4: 13, 2.4: 11
Leak detection, 9.6.5: 6
double-walled protection, 9.6.5: 7
by flow increase, 9.6.5: 7
frequency, 9.6.5: 7
means, 9.6.5: 6
by sniffer inspection, 9.6.5: 6
by visual inspection, 9.6.5: 6
Leakage detection
by flow increase, 9.6.5: 7
by pressure buildup, 9.6.5: 7
by sniffer inspection, 9.6.5: 7
by visual inspection, 9.6.5: 7
Leather, 9.1-9.5: 26
Legal requirements, 5.1-5.6: 24
Letter designations, 1.1-1.2: 3946
Leveling, 3.1-3.5: 35, 36f.
Life cycle cost analysis, 4.1-4.6: 16
Limited end float couplings, 1.3: 67

Lineshafts, 2.3: 43
Lip seal, 9.1-9.5: 3
Liquid
classification, 4.1-4.6: 14
gap, 4.1-4.6: 7
lubricating, 4.1-4.6: 14
non-lubricating, 4.1-4.6: 14
prevention of operation without liquid flow,
4.1-4.6: 19
properties, 4.1-4.6: 13
pumped liquid characteristics, 4.1-4.6: 17
shear sensitivity, 4.1-4.6: 15
vapor pressure, 4.1-4.6: 14
Liquid bypass, 6.1-6.5: 35, 36f.
Liquid end, 5.1-5.6: 12, 8.1-8.5: 1f., 3
cylinder liner, 6.1-6.5: 5, 11f.
gland, 6.1-6.5: 7, 7f.
lantern ring (seal cage), 6.1-6.5: 7, 7f.
liquid cylinder, 6.1-6.5: 5, 5f.
manifolds, 6.1-6.5: 5, 5f.
packing, 6.1-6.5: 7, 7f.
parts, 6.1-6.5: 58, 9f., 10f., 11f., 12t.
piston, 6.1-6.5: 5, 6f.
plunger, 6.1-6.5: 3f., 6, 7f.
stuffing box, 6.1-6.5: 7, 7f.
upper crosshead, 6.1-6.5: 8, 8f.
valve assembly, 6.1-6.5: 8, 8f.
valve chest cover, 6.1-6.5: 5, 11f.
valve plate (check valve), 6.1-6.5: 5, 11f.
Liquid expansion factor, 6.1-6.5: 50, 51f.
Liquid gap, 5.1-5.6: 12
Liquid level, 9.8: 26
Liquid velocity in casing throat, 9.6.3: 3
Liquids, 3.1-3.5: 4, 33
chemical symbols, 9.1-9.5: 11
clean, 5.1-5.6: 24
common polymer materials for, 9.1-9.5: 37, 38t.
containment shells, 5.1-5.6: 17
dirty, 5.1-5.6: 24
effects of temperature and concentration, 9.1-9.5: 11
entrained gases in, 3.1-3.5: 19, 20f.
high temperature, 9.1-9.5: 11, 12
identification and properties, 3.1-3.5: 18
low temperature, 9.1-9.5: 11, 12
material selection for maximum continuous
temperature of various liquids, 9.1-9.5: 39,
40t.44t., 45t.49t.
materials commonly used for pumping, 9.1-9.5: 27,
29t.37t.
specific gravity, 9.1-9.5: 11
that solidify, 5.1-5.6: 24
toxicity ratings, 5.1-5.6: 23
types, 3.1-3.5: 18
volatile, 5.1-5.6: 24
12

Liquids with vapor or gas, 1.3: 1921
effect of gas on performance, 1.3: 19, 20f.
inducers (inlet boosters), 1.3: 20
special designs for, 1.3: 20, 21f.
top suction impeller, 1.3: 20, 21f.
venting the eye of the impeller, 1.3: 20, 21f.
Lobe pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 2f., 12f.
Location, 3.1-3.5: 33
Location of unit, 1.4: 2
Locked rotor torque, 5.1-5.6: 13
Locked-rotor torque ratings, 6.1-6.5: 38, 39t.
Long-term storage, 1.4: 1
Losses, 2.3: 33
Low alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
Low viscosity, 4.1-4.6: 13
Low-energy pumps, 1.1-1.2: 59, 59f., 60f.
Lubricant analysis, 9.6.5: 9
evaluating wear rates, 9.6.5: 10
measuring contamination of lubricant, 9.6.5: 10
measuring inorganic contamination, 9.6.5: 10
measuring lubricant degradation, 9.6.5: 10
measuring metal particles from wear, 9.6.5: 9
measuring organic contamination, 9.6.5: 10
monitoring frequency, 9.6.5: 11
sampling techniques, 9.6.5: 11
Lubricating liquid, 4.1-4.6: 14
Lubrication, 3.1-3.5: 44, 8.1-8.5: 15
Lubrication and cooling, 5.1-5.6: 12
Magnet tape and magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Magnetic couplings, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 14, 19
Magnetic drive and driver sizing, 5.1-5.6: 25
Magnetic drive configurations, 4.1-4.6: 1, 2f., 3f., 4f.
Magnetic drive pump, 5.1-5.6: 2
alignment, 5.1-5.6: 33
alnico, 5.1-5.6: 14
close coupled, 5.1-5.6: 2, 8f.
coupling alignment, 5.1-5.6: 33
Curie temperature, 5.1-5.6: 14
decoupling, 5.1-5.6: 14, 35
defined, 5.1-5.6: 13
demagnetization, 5.1-5.6: 14
eddy current drive, 5.1-5.6: 14
eddy current losses, 5.1-5.6: 14
external bearings, 5.1-5.6: 19
external couplings and guards, 5.1-5.6: 21
inner magnet ring, 5.1-5.6: 14
magnetic couplings, 5.1-5.6: 14, 19
magnetic drive and driver sizing, 5.1-5.6: 25
magnets, 5.1-5.6: 14
maintenance, 5.1-5.6: 35
mounting base, 5.1-5.6: 21
neodymium, 5.1-5.6: 14
outer magnet ring, 5.1-5.6: 14
pole (N-S), 5.1-5.6: 14
precautions, 5.1-5.6: 32
rows of magnets, 5.1-5.6: 14
samarium cobalt, 5.1-5.6: 14
separately coupled, 5.1-5.6: 2, 7f.
shipping precautions, 5.1-5.6: 32
slip, 5.1-5.6: 14
vertical submerged, 5.1-5.6: 2, 9f.
Magnetic drives, 1.3: 77
Magnetic Material Producers Association, 4.1-4.6: 23
Magnetic materials, 4.1-4.6: 8
Magnetic slip, 4.1-4.6: 9
Magnets, 5.1-5.6: 14
assembly, 4.1-4.6: 12
assembly caution, 4.1-4.6: 21
cautions, 4.1-4.6: 19, 21, 22
component temperature, 5.1-5.6: 26
demagnetization, 4.1-4.6: 20
handling cautions, 4.1-4.6: 22
humidity effects, 4.1-4.6: 21
installation and safety considerations, 4.1-4.6: 19
permanent, 4.1-4.6: 8
shipping, 4.1-4.6: 19
temperature limits, 4.1-4.6: 20, 5.1-5.6: 26
Main drive (steam) slide valve, 8.1-8.5: 4
Main drive (steam) valves, 8.1-8.5: 4, 6f.
setting (duplex pumps), 8.1-8.5: 22
setting (simplex pumps), 8.1-8.5: 23
Maintenance, 2.4: 14, 4.1-4.6: 2122, 5.1-5.6: 32, 35
access, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 2
canned motor, 5.1-5.6: 35
close running fits, 5.1-5.6: 35
examination of wear patterns, 5.1-5.6: 36
excessive power consumption, 1.4: 16
inspections, 5.1-5.6: 35
insufficient discharge flow or pressure, 1.4: 16
little or no discharge flow, 1.4: 16
loss of suction, 1.4: 16
magnet assembly, 5.1-5.6: 35
mechanical seals, 3.1-3.5: 46
noise, 1.4: 15
packing, 3.1-3.5: 46
parts replacements, 2.4: 14
preventive, 3.1-3.5: 45
spare parts, 3.1-3.5: 46
troubleshooting, 1.4: 15, 2.4: 15
wear plates, 1.4: 15
wear rings, 1.4: 15, 2.4: 14
Maintenance inspection, 9.6.5: 12
characteristics to consider, 9.6.5: 12
coupling flexible elements inspection, 9.6.5: 12
erosion inspection, 9.6.5: 13
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Maintenance inspection (continued)
hydraulic performance, 9.6.5: 13
key/keyways inspection, 9.6.5: 12
shaft bending fatigue inspection, 9.6.5: 12
shaft torsional fatigue inspection, 9.6.5: 13
torsional overload inspection, 9.6.5: 13
Malfunction causes and remedies, 3.1-3.5: 46, 47t.
49t., 6.1-6.5: 66, 66t.68t., 8.1-8.5: 23, 24t.
Malleable cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
Manufacturers erecting engineer, 1.4: 1
Manufacturers instructions, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
Manufacturers service personnel, 2.4: 1
Material Safety Data Sheets, 9.1-9.5: 61
Materials, 4.1-4.6: 15, 5.1-5.6: 20
abrasion resistant cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19
adhesives, 9.1-9.5: 26
aluminum and aluminum alloys, 9.1-9.5: 22
aluminum bronze, 9.1-9.5: 21
austenitic ductile iron, 9.1-9.5: 19
austenitic gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
carbon, 9.1-9.5: 26
carbon and low alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
carbon steel, 9.1-9.5: 19
cavitation erosion resistance of, 9.1-9.5: 26, 28f.
ceramics, 9.1-9.5: 26
chemical and physical properties, 9.1-9.5: 12
chromium coatings, 9.1-9.5: 23
chromium (ferric) stainless steel, 9.1-9.5: 20
chromium-nickel (austenitic) stainless steel,
9.1-9.5: 19
coating systems, 9.1-9.5: 22, 2324
cobalt alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
cobalt-chromium-tungsten alloy, 9.1-9.5: 23
common polymer for various liquids, 9.1-9.5: 37, 38t.
controlled volume pumps, 9.1-9.5: 18
copper and copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 20
copper-nickel alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
and crevice corrosion, 9.1-9.5: 15
direct acting (steam) pumps, 9.1-9.5: 18
ductile iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
duplex stainless steels, 9.1-9.5: 20
elastomeric polymers, 9.1-9.5: 24
fabrics, 9.1-9.5: 26
factors affecting selection, 9.1-9.5: 1116
galling resistance, 9.1-9.5: 15
and galvanic corrosion, 9.1-9.5: 13, 14
and galvanic series, 9.1-9.5: 13
and general design, 9.1-9.5: 12
general designations by pump type, 9.1-9.5: 1618
graphite, 9.1-9.5: 26
gray cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
high alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
high copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 20
high silicon cast irons, 9.1-9.5: 19

lead and lead alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
leaded nickel bronze (nickel silvers), 9.1-9.5: 21
leaded red brass, 9.1-9.5: 20
leather, 9.1-9.5: 26
and liquid temperature, 9.1-9.5: 12, 39, 40t.44t.,
45t.49t.
and liquids, 9.1-9.5: 11
low alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
malleable cast iron, 9.1-9.5: 18
and mechanical situation in pumping, 9.1-9.5: 15
microstructure of metals, 9.1-9.5: 15
nickel alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
nickel copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
nickel or cobalt-chromium boron alloy, 9.1-9.5: 23
nickel-chromium-iron alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
nickel-molybdenum alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
non-metal, 9.1-9.5: 2426
optimizing life cost, 9.1-9.5: 12
power pumps, 9.1-9.5: 18
reciprocating pumps, 9.1-9.5: 18
reinforced fibers, 9.1-9.5: 26
rigid polymers and composites, 9.1-9.5: 25
rotary pumps, 9.1-9.5: 17
sealants, 9.1-9.5: 26
selection, 5.1-5.6: 25
and severe corrosion or abrasion, 9.1-9.5: 15
silicon bronze, 9.1-9.5: 20
and thermal or hydraulic shock, 9.1-9.5: 16
thermoplastics, 9.1-9.5: 25
thermosetting polymers, 9.1-9.5: 25
tin bronze, 9.1-9.5: 20
tin-base bearing metals, 9.1-9.5: 23
titanium alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
used for pumping various liquids, 9.1-9.5: 27, 29t.
37t.
and velocity effects, 9.1-9.5: 16
vertical pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16
for wetted pump parts, 9.1-9.5: 11
yellow brass, 9.1-9.5: 20
zinc and zinc alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
zirconium, 9.1-9.5: 23
Maximum allowable casing working pressure,
1.1-1.2: 60, 2.1-2.2: 23
Maximum allowable inlet working pressure,
3.1-3.5: 17, 3.6: 5
Maximum allowable working pressure, 3.1-3.5: 17,
3.6: 5
Maximum differential pressure, 3.1-3.5: 17, 3.6: 5
Maximum discharge pressure, 2.1-2.2: 25
Maximum suction pressure, 1.1-1.2: 58, 60,
2.1-2.2: 22
Maximum working pressure, 4.1-4.6: 9, 5.1-5.6: 15
Maxwell, 4.1-4.6: 8
14

MDP See Magnetic drive pump
Measurement of airborne sound See Airborne sound
measurement
Mechanical integrity test, 5.1-5.6: 40
Mechanical seal chamber, 9.1-9.5: 4
Mechanical seal gland, 9.1-9.5: 4
Mechanical seals, 1.3: 68, 1.4: 6, 3.1-3.5: 5, 46,
9.1-9.5: 3
applications, 1.3: 68
classifications, 1.3: 68, 69f.
typical schematics, 1.3: 68
Mechanical test, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 1, 22
acceptance levels, 1.6: 24, 2.6: 23
instrumentation, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 23
objective, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 22
operating conditions, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 23
procedure, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 23
records, 1.6: 24, 2.6: 24
setup, 1.6: 23, 2.6: 22
temperature instruments, 1.6: 23
vibration instruments, 1.6: 23
Metallic-type piston packing, 8.1-8.5: 19
application, 8.1-8.5: 19
clearance, 8.1-8.5: 19
joints, 8.1-8.5: 18f., 19
material, 8.1-8.5: 19
maximum temperature for ring materials,
8.1-8.5: 19t.
Metals
galling resistance, 9.1-9.5: 15
microstructure, 9.1-9.5: 15
Metering efficiency, 3.6: 2
Metric units, 9.1-9.5: 7
conversion factors, 9.1-9.5: 8t.10t.
rounded equivalents, 9.1-9.5: 7t.
Microphone locations (airborne sound measurement),
9.1-9.5: 50
axially split case centrifugal pump, 9.1-9.5: 55f.
axially split case multistage centrifugal pump,
9.1-9.5: 57f.
double case centrifugal pump, 9.1-9.5: 56f.
horizontal end suction centrifugal pump, 9.1-9.5: 54f.
horizontal reciprocating pump, 9.1-9.5: 57f.
horizontal rotary gear pump, 9.1-9.5: 59f.
horizontal rotary screw pump, 9.1-9.5: 59f.
primary, 9.1-9.5: 51
vertical in-line centrifugal pump, 9.1-9.5: 55f.
vertical reciprocating pump, 9.1-9.5: 58f.
vertical rotary pump, 9.1-9.5: 60f.
Microphone systems, 9.1-9.5: 50
Mine dewatering, 1.3: 4
Minimum flow, 1.3: 43
Minimum spares, 1.1-1.2: 27
Miscellaneous mechanical problems, 9.6.4: 24
Mixed flow impellers, 2.1-2.2: 3, 10f.

Mixed flow pumps, 1.1-1.2: 3, 3f.
Model tests, 1.6: 32, 2.6: 32, 9.8: 22
acceptance criteria, 9.8: 28
equations, 2.6: 3334
flow, 9.8: 26
free-surface vortices, 9.8: 26, 26f.
at increased head, 1.6: 34, 2.6: 34
instrumentation and measuring techniques, 9.8: 26
liquid level, 9.8: 26
model scope, 9.8: 25
objectives, 9.8: 23
pre-swirl, 9.8: 27
procedure, 1.6: 32, 2.6: 3234
report preparation, 9.8: 28
similitude and scale selection, 9.8: 24
sub-surface vortices, 9.8: 26f., 27
swirl in the suction pipe, 9.8: 27
swirl meters, 9.8: 27, 27f.
test plan, 9.8: 28
velocity profiles, 9.8: 27
Modified radial flow impellers, 2.1-2.2: 3, 10f.
Molded ring packings, 8.1-8.5: 17
Monitoring
baseline, 9.6.5: 1
failure mode indicators, 9.6.5: 1, 1821
Monitoring devices, 4.1-4.6: 16, 20
Monitoring equipment, 5.1-5.6: 15
Motor dimensions
face-mounted, 1.1-1.2: 49t.
HP and HPH vertical solid-shaft, 1.1-1.2: 53f., 53t.,
54t.
type JM, 1.1-1.2: 51t.
type JM having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
type JP, 1.1-1.2: 52t.
type JP having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
Motor efficiency, 3.6: 6, 19
Motor insulation, 5.1-5.6: 13
temperature limits, 5.1-5.6: 26
Motor power, 3.6: 19
Motor winding integrity test, 5.1-5.6: 40
Motor winding temperature test, 5.1-5.6: 40
Mounting
base, 5.1-5.6: 21
horizontal mounting base, 5.1-5.6: 21
submerged, 5.1-5.6: 21
vertical, 5.1-5.6: 21
Mounting, above and below floor discharge, 2.1-2.2: 2,
9f., 11f.
MSDS See Material Safety Data Sheets
Mud pump, 9.1-9.5: 4
Multiple screw pump, 3.1-3.5: 11f.
15

Multiplex pump, 6.1-6.5: 2
Multistage pumps, 9.6.1: 4
Multi-volute casings, 1.3: 76
n See Speed, 11.6: 3
Natural frequency, 9.6.4: 6, 7
and resonance, 9.6.4: 23
Negative thrust, 4.1-4.6: 9
Neodymium, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 14
Net positive inlet pressure, 6.6: 5
See also Net positive suction head available, NPSHA
test
Net positive inlet pressure available, 3.1-3.5: 17, 3.6: 5,
6.1-6.5: 25
Net positive inlet pressure required, 3.1-3.5: 17, 23,
3.6: 1, 5, 6.1-6.5: 25, 6.6: 5, 8.1-8.5: 9
See also Net positive suction head required, NPSHR
acceptable deviation of quantities, 3.6: 15
test, 3.6: 15
and viscosity, 3.1-3.5: 23
Net positive suction head, 1.3: 384
allowable, 9.6.3: 3
available, 1.1-1.2: 58
insufficient, 1.3: 43
margin, 2.3: 21
margin considerations, 1.3: 39
NPSHA corrections for temperature and elevation,
1.3: 38
reduction, 1.3: 39, 40f., 41f.
reduction for liquids other than hydrocarbons or
water, 1.3: 40f., 41f., 42
required, 1.1-1.2: 58
requirements for pumps handling hydrocarbon
liquids and water at elevated temperatures,
1.3: 39, 40f., 41f., 2.3: 22, 23f., 24f.
Net positive suction head available, 1.6: 6, 2.1-2.2: 22,
2.3: 19, 7, 6.1-6.5: 25, 6.6: 5, 8.1-8.5: 10,
9.6.1: 1, 1f., 11.6: 5
calculation on a dry-pit pump, 11.6: 30
calculation on a wet-pit pump, 11.6: 30
correction to rated speed, 6.6: 10
corrections for temperature and elevation, 2.3: 20
Net positive suction head margin
See NPSH margin
Net positive suction head required, 1.6: 1, 7,
2.1-2.2: 22, 2.6: 7, 6.1-6.5: 25, 6.6: 5,
8.1-8.5: 9, 9.6.1: 1, 1f., 11.6: 5
See also NPSHR test
Net positive suction head required test, 2.6: 1, 18
arrangements, 2.6: 1820
at constant rate of flow, 2.6: 21f., 20, 20f.
correction to rated speed from test speed, 2.6: 21
experimental deviation from the square law, 2.6: 21
objective, 2.6: 18
procedure, 2.6: 20, 20f., 21f.

records, 2.6: 22
report, 2.6: 22
test suction conditions, 2.6: 22
at varying rate of flow, 2.6: 20, 21f.
Net positive suction head test. See Submersible pump
NPSH test
Newtonian fluids, 3.1-3.5: 19
Nickel alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Nickel copper alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Nickel or cobalt-chromium boron alloy, 9.1-9.5: 23
Nickel-chromium-iron alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Nickel-molybdenum alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
Nickel-molybdenum-chromium alloys, 9.1-9.5: 21
NIST, 9.1-9.5: 50
Noise, 1.4: 15, 2.4: 12, 9.6.3: 2
hydraulic resonance in piping, 2.4: 13
Noise levels, 1.3: 57, 2.3: 18, 3.1-3.5: 2729
Nomenclature, 4.1-4.6: 5t.6t., 8.1-8.5: 3, 9.8: 38
alphabetical listing, 1.1-1.2: 27t.35t.
numerical listing, 1.1-1.2: 35t.38t.
Non-clog pumps, 1.3: 14
Non-homogeneous flow, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Non-lubricating liquid, 4.1-4.6: 14
Non-Newtonian fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Nonreverse ratchets, 2.3: 46, 2.4: 8
Non-settling slurry, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Normal condition point, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 1, 2.1-2.2: 22,
2.6: 1, 6.6: 1
Nozzle loads
axial split case pumps, 9.6.2: 15
end suction slurry pumps, 9.6.2: 16
horizontal end suction pumps, 9.6.2: 1
vertical turbine short set pumps, 9.6.2: 17
vertical-in-line pumps, 9.6.2: 10
Nozzle stress, 3.1-3.5: 41
Nozzles, 6.6: 14, 15t., 9.1-9.5: 4
NPIPA See Net positive inlet pressure available
NPIPR See Net positive inlet pressure required
NPSH margin, 9.6.1: 1, 10
building services pumping systems, 9.6.1: 9
chemical process pumps, 9.6.1: 6
cooling towers, 9.6.1: 7
defined
electric power pumps, 9.6.1: 7
general industrial pumps, 9.6.1: 9
guidelines, 9.6.1: 4, 5t.
nuclear power pumps, 9.6.1: 7
petroleum process pumps, 9.6.1: 6
pipeline pumps, 9.6.1: 10
pulp and paper pumps, 9.6.1: 9
ratio, 9.6.1: 1
slurry service pumps, 9.6.1: 9
and vertical turbine pumps, 9.6.1: 6
water/wastewater pumps, 9.6.1: 8
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waterflood (injection) pumps, 9.6.1: 10
NPSH See Net positive suction head
NPSHA margin, 9.6.3: 3, 3f.
NPSHA See also Net positive suction head available
NPSHA See Net positive suction head allowable
NPSHA. See Net positive suction head available
NPSHR See Net positive suction head required
NPSHR See also Net positive suction head required
test
NPSHR test, 1.6: 19
arrangements, 1.6: 19, 19f., 20f.
closed tank supply, 6.6: 11, 12f.
constant level supply, 6.6: 11
data presentation, 6.6: 12, 13f.
equipment arrangements, 6.6: 11, 11f., 12f.
level control with deep sump supply, 1.6: 20f., 20
minimizing water aeration, 6.6: 12
objective, 1.6: 19, 6.6: 11
procedure, 1.6: 20, 6.6: 12
with rate of flow held constant, 1.6: 21, 21f.
records, 1.6: 22
report, 1.6: 23
suction conditions, 1.6: 22
with suction head held constant, 1.6: 21, 21f.
sump supply, 6.6: 11f., 11
suppression type with constant level sump, 1.6: 19f.,
19
test liquid, 6.6: 11
tolerance parameters, 6.6: 12
vacuum and/or heat control with closed loop,
1.6: 20f., 20
NPSHR. See Net positive suction head required
NST See Turbine specific speed
Nuclear power pumps, 9.6.1: 7
Octave-band analyzers, 9.1-9.5: 50
Octave-band sound pressure levels, 9.1-9.5: 50, 51, 52
Oersted, 4.1-4.6: 9
Off design rating procedures, 4.1-4.6: 15
Offset couplings, 1.3: 67
Oil lubricated pumps, 2.3: 44
Oil seal, 9.1-9.5: 4
Open/enclosed impeller, 2.1-2.2: 2, 6f., 12f.
Open/enclosed lineshaft, 2.1-2.2: 2, 6f.
Open feedwater cycle, 1.3: 7, 7f., 2.3: 9, 10f.
Open lineshafts, 2.3: 43
Open suction tests, 2.6: 4, 4f., 6
Operating principles, 4.1-4.6: 11
Operating range, 2.3: 17, 17f.
Operation, 4.1-4.6: 1921, 5.1-5.6: 32
bearing lubrication, 1.4: 11
bypass, 1.4: 13
checking speed, rate of flow, pressure, power,
vibration and leaks, 2.4: 11
decoupling, 5.1-5.6: 35
draw-down in wells, 2.4: 11
filling, 1.4: 10
flushing, 1.4: 10
minimum flow, 1.4: 13
parallel, 1.4: 14, 2.4: 12
precautions, 5.1-5.6: 34
pre-filling, 1.4: 11
pre-startup, 3.1-3.5: 44
prevention without liquid flow, 4.1-4.6: 19
priming, 1.4: 10
range, 5.1-5.6: 25
reduced flow, 1.4: 13
reverse runaway speed, 1.4: 14, 14f., 2.4: 12, 13f.
series, 1.4: 14, 2.4: 12
shutdown, 3.1-3.5: 45
starting, 5.1-5.6: 34
start-up, 1.4: 12, 2.4: 10, 3.1-3.5: 44
stopping, 2.4: 12
system preparation, 1.4: 10, 2.4: 9
valve setting, 2.4: 10
vibration, 5.1-5.6: 35
water hammer, 1.4: 13, 2.4: 11
Operation and maintenance, 8.1-8.5: 14
Orifice, 9.1-9.5: 4
Outer magnet ring, 5.1-5.6: 14
Outer magnetic assembly, 4.1-4.6: 9, 12
Outlet, 3.1-3.5: 4, 33, 9.1-9.5: 4
Outlet port, 9.1-9.5: 4
Outlet pressure, 3.1-3.5: 16, 3.6: 4, 9
Outside-adjustable lost-motion valve, 8.1-8.5: 6f.
Overall efficiency, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 7, 2.1-2.2: 23f.,
2.6: 8, 3.6: 6, 6.6: 5, 11.6: 6
Overhung impeller
separately coupled single stageframe mounted,
1.1-1.2: 39f.
Overhung impeller pumps, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 2, 1.3: 70
close couple single stage-diffuser styleend suction
close coupled single stageend suction, 1.1-1.2: 4f.
close coupled single stagein-line, 1.1-1.2: 7f.
close coupled single stagesubmersible, 1.1-1.2: 6f.
close coupledsingle stageend suction,
1.1-1.2: 47f.
separately coupled single stageaxial flow
horizontal, 1.1-1.2: 15f.
separately coupled single stagecenterline
mounted, 1.1-1.2: 41f.
separately coupled single stagecenterline mounted
(top suction), 1.1-1.2: 43f.
separately coupled single stagecenterline mounted
pump on base plate (top suction),
1.1-1.2: 44f.
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Overhung impeller pumps (continued)
separately coupled single stagecenterline
mountedpump on base plate, 1.1-1.2: 42f.
separately coupled single stagecenterline support
API 610, 1.1-1.2: 12f.
separately coupled single stageframe mounted,
1.1-1.2: 10f.
separately coupled single stageframe mounted
ANSI B73.1, 1.1-1.2: 13f.
lined pump, 1.1-1.2: 11f.
mixed flow, 1.1-1.2: 21f.
self-priming, 1.1-1.2: 24f.
separately coupled single stagein-lineflexible
coupling, 1.1-1.2: 8f.
separately coupled single stagein-linerigid
coupling, 1.1-1.2: 9f.
separately coupled single stagewet pit volute,
1.1-1.2: 14f.
separately coupledsingle stageframe mounted
(vertically mounted), 1.1-1.2: 47f.
separately coupledsingle stageframe mounted
pump on base plate, 1.1-1.2: 40f.
p See Pressure
P See Power
Pmot See Submersible motor input power
pacc See Acceleration pressure
pb See Barometric pressure
Pba See Bowl assembly input power
pd See Discharge pressure
pd See Outlet pressure
pd See Total discharge pressure
pd See Working pressure
pf See Friction loss pressure
pg See Gauge pressure
pH See Total differential pressure
Pmot See Electric driver input power
Pmot See Electric motor input power
pmot See Total input power
ps See Inlet pressure
ps See Suction pressure
ps See Total suction pressure
pv See Velocity pressure
Pwba See Bowl assembly output power
pz See Elevation pressure
Pacemakers (precautions), 5.1-5.6: 32
Pacemakers and magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Packed stuffing-box, 1.3: 69, 69f., 70f.
Packing, 3.1-3.5: 5, 46, 9.1-9.5: 4

allowance for expansion, 8.1-8.5: 16
basis of recommendations, 8.1-8.5: 17
canvas, 8.1-8.5: 17
chemical, 8.1-8.5: 17
drip, 8.1-8.5: 17
fitting, 8.1-8.5: 18, 18f.
gland adjustment, 8.1-8.5: 16
hydraulic packing, 8.1-8.5: 17
molded ring, 8.1-8.5: 17
soaking, 8.1-8.5: 18
swelling, 8.1-8.5: 18
Packing box, 9.1-9.5: 4
Packing gland, 9.1-9.5: 4
Paper stock, 1.3: 15
See also Pulp and paper applications
Parallel misalignment, 3.1-3.5: 36, 37, 37f.
Parallel operation, 1.4: 14, 2.4: 12
Parallel operation and rate of flow, 2.3: 17, 17f.
Parasitic losses, 5.1-5.6: 12
Partially suspended solids, 9.1-9.5: 5
Particles, 4.1-4.6: 14
Parts, 2.1-2.2: 3, 6f.12f.
maintenance review, 4.1-4.6: 21
names of, 4.1-4.6: 5t.6t.
Parts replacements, 2.4: 14
PATs See Pumps as turbines
Percent accumulation, 3.1-3.5: 5
Percent overpressure, 3.1-3.5: 5
Percent regulation, 3.1-3.5: 5
Percent solids by volume, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Percent solids by weight, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 5
Performance and selection criteria, 1.3: 21
Performance test, 1.6: 9, 2.6: 1, 9, 6.6: 1
acceptable deviation of dependent test quantities
from specified values, 3.6: 7
acceptable deviation of independent test quantities
from specified values, 3.6: 6
acceptable instrument fluctuation, 6.6: 6
acceptance, 3.6: 6, 6.6: 5
acceptance levels, 1.6: 9
acceptance tolerances, 1.6: 9, 2.6: 9
acceptance values, 6.6: 6
accuracy, 3.6: 7
bowl assembly, 2.6: 11, 11f.
calculation of bowl assembly efficiency, 2.6: 16
calculation of bowl assembly total head, 2.6: 15
calculation of efficiency, 2.6: 15, 6.6: 9
calculation of inlet or suction pressure, 6.6: 9
calculation of input power, 6.6: 9
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calculation of outlet or discharge pressure, 6.6: 9
calculation of output power, 6.6: 9
calculation of overall efficiency, 2.6: 16
calculation of pump efficiency, 2.6: 16
calculation of pump input power, 2.6: 15
calculation of total differential pressure, 6.6: 9
calculation of total discharge head, 2.6: 13
calculation of total head, 2.6: 15
calculations, 1.6: 15, 3.6: 11, 6.6: 9
calculations of pump output power, 2.6: 15
calculations of total suction head, 2.6: 13
calibration interval for instruments, 1.6: 11, 12t.
correcting for solids in suspension, 2.6: 18
correcting for specific weight variations, 2.6: 18
correcting for speed variations, 2.6: 17
correcting for viscosity variations, 2.6: 18
correction for solids in suspension, 1.6: 19
correction for temperature variations, 1.6: 18
correction for viscosity, 6.6: 10
correction for viscosity variations, 1.6: 19
correction to rated speed, 1.6: 17, 6.6: 10
data requirements, 1.6: 13, 2.6: 13, 14f.
data sheet, 6.6: 7, 8f.
differential pressure formulas, 3.6: 11
efficiency calculation, 1.6: 16
efficiency formulas, 3.6: 11
fluctuation, 3.6: 7
fluctuation and accuracy, 2.6: 11t.
at increased speed, 1.6: 17, 2.6: 17
inlet conditions, 3.6: 8
input power calculation, 1.6: 15
input power formulas, 3.6: 11
instrument calibration interval, 2.6: 9, 10t.
instrument fluctuation and accuracy, 2.6: 10
instrumentation, 1.6: 11, 2.6: 9, 3.6: 7, 20, 21t.,
6.6: 6
instrumentation accuracy, 1.6: 11
instrumentation fluctuation, 1.6: 11
key conditions, 3.6: 8
Level A acceptance, 3.6: 6
level A acceptance, 1.6: 9
Level B acceptance, 3.6: 6
level B acceptance, 1.6: 9
liquid conditions, 3.6: 9
at non-rated conditions, 2.6: 1618
open or closed tank, 1.6: 13f.
at other than rated speed, 1.6: 16
outlet pressure, 3.6: 9
output power calculation, 1.6: 15
output power formulas, 3.6: 11
plotting of results, 3.6: 12, 12f.
plotting results, 1.6: 16, 16f., 2.6: 16, 16f., 6.6: 9,
10f.
power correction (formula), 3.6: 11, 12f.
procedure, 3.6: 9, 6.6: 7
pump (closed loop), 2.6: 11, 12f.

pump (closed suction), 2.6: 11, 12f.
pump (general), 2.6: 12
rate of flow correction (formula), 3.6: 11
records, 1.6: 15, 2.6: 13, 3.6: 10, 6.6: 9
at reduced speed, 1.6: 16, 2.6: 16
report, 1.6: 19, 2.6: 18, 6.6: 10
sample data sheet, 1.6: 14
setup, 1.6: 11, 2.6: 118f., 6.6: 6, 7f.
for specific weight variations, 1.6: 18
speed, 3.6: 9
with suction lift, 1.6: 11f.
tabulation sheet, 3.6: 10t.
and temperature variations, 2.6: 17
total discharge head calculation, 1.6: 15
total head calculation, 1.6: 15
total suction head calculation, 1.6: 15
Type I, 3.6: 10, 6.6: 6
Type II, 3.6: 10, 6.6: 6
Type III, 6.6: 6
Type III and IV, 3.6: 7, 11
Type III and IV reports, 3.6: 12, 14f.
witnessing, 1.6: 9, 2.6: 9, 3.6: 6
witnessing of, 6.6: 5
Performance. See also Submersible pump
performance test
calculation based on change in pump impeller
diameter, 11.6: 29
calculation based on change in pump speed,
11.6: 29
calculation of ranges based on level A and level B
acceptance criteria tolerances, 11.6: 31
Peripheral velocity, 9.6.1: 2
Permeability (magnetic), 4.1-4.6: 9
Permeance, 4.1-4.6: 9
Petroleum process pumps, 9.6.1: 6
Phenolic piston rings, 8.1-8.5: 19
application, 8.1-8.5: 19
forms, 8.1-8.5: 20
maximum concentration of chemicals, 8.1-8.5: 19t.
Pilot-operated relief valve, 9.1-9.5: 4
Pipe dope, 8.1-8.5: 15
Pipe tape, 8.1-8.5: 15
Pipeline pumps, 9.6.1: 10
Piping, 2.3: 45, 3.1-3.5: 38, 5.1-5.6: 33
See also Discharge piping, Suction piping
hydraulic resonance, 2.4: 13
inlet, 3.1-3.5: 39
jacket, 3.1-3.5: 39
nozzle loads and criteria (limiting forces and
moments), 3.1-3.5: 39, 40t., 42t.
outlet, 3.1-3.5: 39
pipe-to-pump alignment, 3.1-3.5: 39f., 39
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Piston cups, 8.1-8.5: 21f.
assembling, 8.1-8.5: 21f.
composition, 8.1-8.5: 20
list of liquids and materials suitable for, 8.1-8.5: 20
nut tightening, 8.1-8.5: 21, 22f.
synthetic rubber, 8.1-8.5: 21
Piston pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 2f., 6.1-6.5: 1,
6.1-6.5: 2f.
cup type pistons, 6.1-6.5: 64
typical service, 6.1-6.5: 5354
Piston rod load, 6.1-6.5: 23
Piston rod packing
drip, 8.1-8.5: 17
Piston rod packing installation, 6.1-6.5: 60
allowance for expansion of packing, 6.1-6.5: 61
chemical packings, 6.1-6.5: 62
drip, 6.1-6.5: 61
gland adjustment, 6.1-6.5: 61
hydraulic piston packing, 6.1-6.5: 6263
lubrication of packing, 6.1-6.5: 62
metallic piston-ring-type packing, 6.1-6.5: 6364
molded ring packings, 6.1-6.5: 61
phenolic piston ring packing, 6.1-6.5: 64, 64t.
piston packing, 6.1-6.5: 6264
Piston type, 8.1-8.5: 1f., 3
Piston valves, 8.1-8.5: 4, 6f.
Pit dimensional checks, 2.4: 3
Pitot tubes, 6.6: 15
Plastic fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Plunger load, 6.1-6.5: 23
Plunger or piston speed, 6.1-6.5: 20
Plunger or piston velocity, 8.1-8.5: 7
Plunger packing installation, 8.1-8.5: 15
See also Piston rod packing installation
Plunger pumps, 6.1-6.5: 1f., 1, 2f., 3f.
typical service, 6.1-6.5: 5354
Plunger type, 8.1-8.5: 3
Poise, 3.1-3.5: 19
Poles (N-S), 4.1-4.6: 9, 5.1-5.6: 14
Polymers
composites, 9.1-9.5: 16, 25
elastomeric, 9.1-9.5: 24
material selection for maximum continuous
temperature of various liquids, 9.1-9.5: 39,
40t.44t., 45t.49t.
rigid, 9.1-9.5: 16, 25
thermosetting, 9.1-9.5: 25
used in pump construction, 9.1-9.5: 38
for various liquids, 9.1-9.5: 37, 38t.
Popping pressure, 3.1-3.5: 4
POR See Preferred operating region
Positive displacement pumps, 9.1-9.5: 1, 2f.

Positive thrust, 4.1-4.6: 9
Power, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 7, 2.1-2.2: 23, 2.6: 7,
3.1-3.5: 18, 3.6: 5, 6.1-6.5: 23, 6.6: 5, 11.6: 5
checking, 2.4: 11
consumption too high, 2.4: 16
input to motors, 3.6: 19
measurement, 1.6: 30, 2.6: 3132
measurements, 6.6: 17
Power check, 1.4: 13
Power consumption, excessive, 5.1-5.6: 37
Power drive end, 5.1-5.6: 12
Power end
connecting rod, 6.1-6.5: 13, 14f.
crankpin bearing, 6.1-6.5: 13, 14f.
crankshaft, 6.1-6.5: 13, 13f.
crosshead extension (plunger extension),
6.1-6.5: 14, 15f.
frame extension, 6.1-6.5: 14, 15f.
main bearing, 6.1-6.5: 13, 13f., 14f.
parts, 6.1-6.5: 1314, 15f.18f., 19t.
power crosshead, 6.1-6.5: 13, 14f.
power frame, 6.1-6.5: 13, 13f.
wrist pin, 6.1-6.5: 14, 15f.
wrist pin bearing, 6.1-6.5: 14, 15f.
Power measurements, 3.6: 1819
Power monitoring, 9.6.5: 3
frequency, 9.6.5: 3
means, 9.6.5: 3
Power plant pumps, 2.3: 9
Power pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 18
Precautions, 4.1-4.6: 11, 5.1-5.6: 34
hazardous materials, 5.1-5.6: 32
with magnets, 5.1-5.6: 32
starting, 5.1-5.6: 34
Preferred measurement units, 9.1-9.5: 7
Preferred operating region, 9.6.3: 1
vertical pumps, 9.6.3: 1
Pre-installation, 2.4: 1
foundation bolts, 1.4: 1, 2f.
foundation requirements, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 2, 2f.
handling equipment, 1.4: 1
handling equipment for installation, 2.4: 1
inspection, 2.4: 1
installation tools, 1.4: 1
location of unit, 1.4: 2
long-term storage, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
maintenance and repair access, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 2
manufacturers erecting engineer, 1.4: 1
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manufacturers instructions, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
manufacturers service personnel, 2.4: 1
protection against elements and environment, 1.4: 1
receiving inspection, 1.4: 1
short-term storage, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
site preparation, 1.4: 1, 2.4: 1
tools for installation, 2.4: 1
unloading, 2.4: 1
Pre-installation hydrotest, 9.6.5: 15
axially split case pumps, 9.6.5: 16
double suction pumps, 9.6.5: 16
means, 9.6.5: 15
vertical double casing can type pumps, 9.6.5: 16
warnings, 9.6.5: 15
Pre-lubrication
controls and alarms, 2.4: 8
drivers, 2.4: 8
lube filtration types, 2.4: 8
nonreverse ratchets, 2.4: 8
pumps, 2.4: 8
submersible pumps, 2.4: 9
Pressure, 3.1-3.5: 16, 3.6: 2, 6.1-6.5: 204, 8.1-8.5: 7
calculation of inlet or suction pressure, 6.6: 9
checking, 2.4: 11
insufficient, 2.4: 16, 5.1-5.6: 36
measurement, 3.6: 1615
measurement by gauges, 3.6: 18, 18f., 6.6: 16, 17f.,
17
measurement by other methods, 6.6: 17
multiple measurement orifices, 3.6: 17, 18f.
tap location, 6.6: 15, 16t.
tap openings, 3.6: 17, 17f., 6.6: 14, 14f.
Pressure boundary leakage failure mode causes and
indicators, 9.6.5: 20t.
Pressure check, 1.4: 13
Pressure monitoring, 9.6.5: 7
frequency, 9.6.5: 8
means, 9.6.5: 8
Pressure pulsation, 3.1-3.5: 27
Pressure rating, 5.1-5.6: 25
Pressure tap opening, 2.6: 25f.
Pre-startup, 3.1-3.5: 44
Pre-swirl, 9.8: 1, 27
Preventive maintenance, 3.1-3.5: 45
Priming, 1.4: 10, 2.4: 9, 8.1-8.5: 14
by ejector or exhauster, 1.4: 10, 2.4: 9
with foot valve, 1.4: 10
by vacuum pumps, 1.4: 10, 2.4: 10
Priming time test, 1.6: 24

conversion factor, 1.6: 25
determination of maximum developed vacuum by
means of dry vacuum test, 1.6: 25
of self-priming pumps, 1.6: 24
suction line, 1.6: 24, 25f.
Probe locations, 9.6.4: 8
between bearing, single and multistage, 9.6.4: 17f.
end suction foot mounted, 9.6.4: 9f.
end suction, centerline support, 9.6.4: 13f.
end suction, close coupled horizontal and vertical inline, 9.6.4: 11f.
end suction, frame mounted, 9.6.4: 12f.
end suction, hard metal and rubber-lined horizontal
and vertical, 9.6.4: 16f.
end suction, paper stock, 9.6.4: 14f.
end suction, solids handling, horizontal and vertical,
9.6.4: 15f.
vertical in-line, separately coupled, 9.6.4: 10f.
vertical turbine, mixed flow and propeller type,
9.6.4: 18f.
vertical turbine, short set pumps, assembled for
shipment by the manufacturer, 9.6.4: 19f.
Process service, 1.3: 1, 2.3: 3
Product lubricated bearings, 5.1-5.6: 13
Propeller pumps See Axial flow pumps
Protection against seepage or flood, 8.1-8.5: 14
Protective devices, 3.1-3.5: 43
Proximity probes, 9.6.5: 9
Pseudo-plastic fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Pulp and paper applications, 1.3: 15, 9.6.1: 9
corrosion, 1.3: 16
hydraulic performance correction, 1.3: 16
paper stock and consistency categories, 1.3: 16
Pulsation dampener, 9.1-9.5: 4
Pump displacement, 6.6: 3, 8.1-8.5: 7
Pump duty cycle, 9.6.1: 4
Pump efficiency, 1.1-1.2: 59, 1.6: 7, 2.1-2.2: 23, 2.6: 7,
3.1-3.5: 18, 3.6: 6, 11, 6.1-6.5: 23, 6.6: 5,
8.1-8.5: 10
calculation, 1.6: 16, 2.6: 16, 6.6: 9
Pump hydraulic efficiency, 11.6: 6
Pump input power, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 7, 2.1-2.2: 23,
2.6: 7, 3.1-3.5: 18, 3.6: 5, 11, 6.1-6.5: 23,
6.6: 5, 11.6: 5
calculation, 1.6: 15, 2.6: 15, 6.6: 9
measurements, 1.6: 30, 2.6: 31, 3.6: 18, 6.6: 17
Pump location, 8.1-8.5: 14
Pump mechanical efficiency, 3.1-3.5: 18, 6.1-6.5: 23
Pump output power, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 7, 2.1-2.2: 23,
2.6: 7, 3.1-3.5: 18, 3.6: 6, 11, 6.1-6.5: 23,
6.6: 5, 11.6: 6
calculation, 1.6: 15, 2.6: 15, 6.6: 9
21

Pump performance tests
closed loop, 2.6: 11, 12f.
closed suction, 2.6: 11, 12f.
general, 2.6: 12
Pump pressures, 1.1-1.2: 60, 2.1-2.2: 2325
Pump rate of flow, 8.1-8.5: 7
Pump selection, 5.1-5.6: 25
Pump selection criteria
axial thrust calculation, 2.3: 41f., 41, 42
axial thrust terminology, 2.3: 40
axial thrust vs. rate of flow, 2.3: 42, 43f.
axial thrust with various impeller and shaft
configurations, 2.3: 38, 38f., 39f., 40f.
continuous service, 2.3: 17
cyclic service, 2.3: 17
handling slurry liquids, 2.3: 36
handling viscous liquids, 2.3: 22, 25f., 26f., 27f., 28f.
impeller diameter change and pump performance,
2.3: 16, 16f.
intermittent service, 2.3: 17
liquids with vapor or gas, 2.3: 21, 21f.
losses, 2.3: 33
net positive suction head available, 2.3: 19
noise levels, 2.3: 18
non-settling slurries, 2.3: 36, 38f.
NPSH margin, 2.3: 21
NPSH requirements for pumps handling
hydrocarbon liquids and water at elevated
temperatures, 2.3: 22, 23f., 24f.
operating range, 2.3: 17, 17f.
operation away from best efficiency point, 2.3: 17
parallel operation and rate of flow, 2.3: 17, 17f.
pump versus system curves, 2.3: 13, 14f.
pumping system requirements, 2.3: 13
and reduced rates of flow, 2.3: 18
reverse runaway speed, 2.3: 14
rotating speed limitations, 2.3: 33, 34f., 35f.
and runout conditions, 2.3: 18
series operation and rate of flow, 2.3: 17, 17f.
settling slurries, 2.3: 36, 38f.
slurries and construction materials, 2.3: 36f.
slurries and performance changes, 2.3: 36, 37f.
slurries and rotative speed, 2.3: 38
speed torque curves, 2.3: 15
start-up and shut-down analysis, 2.3: 15
submergence, 2.3: 19
suction conditions, 2.3: 18
suction specific speed, 2.3: 32
system pressure limitation, 2.3: 14
water hammer analysis, 2.3: 14
Pump shaft rotation, 2.1-2.2: 3
Pump size, 9.6.1: 4
Pump speeds, 8.1-8.5: 12
Pump suction piping, 9.8: 20, 21f., 21t., 22f., 23f.
Pump torque, 3.1-3.5: 18, 6.1-6.5: 23

characteristics, 6.1-6.5: 34
requirements, 6.1-6.5: 35
Pump total discharge head, 2.1-2.2: 21
Pump versus system curve, 1.3: 21, 21f., 2.3: 13, 14f.
Pump vibration, 1.4: 17, 2.4: 12
Pump volumetric efficiency, 3.1-3.5: 14, 3.6: 2
Pumping chamber, 3.1-3.5: 4
Pumping system requirements, 2.3: 13
Pumping water level, 2.3: 5
Pumps
constant speed pumping, 9.8: 58, 59t., 60t.
decontamination of returned products, 9.1-9.5: 61
defined, 9.1-9.5: 4
hardware terms, 9.1-9.5: 3
hydraulic phenomena adversely affecting, 9.8: 1
kinetic, 9.1-9.5: 1, 2f.
materials, 4.1-4.6: 15
positive displacement, 9.1-9.5: 1, 2f.
ratings, 4.1-4.6: 17
slurry application terms, 9.1-9.5: 5
sump volumes, 9.8: 54
types of, 9.1-9.5: 1, 2f.
variable speed, 9.8: 58
Pumps as turbines, 2.3: 11, 12f., 13f.
Pumps operating in parallel, 1.3: 42, 42f.
Pumps operating in series, 1.3: 42, 42f.
Pumps used as hydraulic turbines, 1.3: 11
total available exhaust head (TAEH), 1.3: 12
total required exhaust head (TREH), 1.3: 12
turbine performance characteristics, 1.3: 11, 11f.,
12f.
turbine specific speed, 1.3: 11
PWL See Pumping water level
Q See Flow rate
Q See Rate of flow
Q See also Pump rate of flow
Radial flow impellers, 2.1-2.2: 3
Radial flow pumps, 1.1-1.2: 3, 3f.
separately coupled single stage(vertical) split case,
1.1-1.2: 17f.
separately coupledmulitstage(vertical) split case,
1.1-1.2: 19f.
separately coupledmulitstage(vertical) split
double casing, 1.1-1.2: 20f.
Radial load, 5.1-5.6: 13
Radial seal, 3.1-3.5: 5, 9.1-9.5: 4
Radial thrust
calculation for volute pumps, 1.3: 58
excessive, 1.3: 43
22

Rate of flow, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 3, 3.1-3.5: 14, 3.6: 2,
6.1-6.5: 20, 6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 7
checking, 2.4: 11
correction formula, 3.6: 11
measurement, 3.6: 15, 6.6: 13
measurement by displacement type meters, 6.6: 13
measurement by head type rate meters, 1.6: 26,
6.6: 13, 14f.
measurement by nozzles, 1.6: 27, 6.6: 14, 15t.
measurement by other methods, 1.6: 29, 3.6: 16,
6.6: 15
measurement by pitot tubes, 6.6: 15
measurement by thin square-edged orifice plate,
1.6: 27, 6.6: 14
measurement by venturi meter, 1.6: 26, 6.6: 14
measurement by volume, 1.6: 25, 3.6: 16, 6.6: 13
measurement by weight, 1.6: 25, 3.6: 16, 6.6: 13
measuring system requirements, 1.6: 25
and parallel operation, 2.3: 17, 17f.
pressure tap openings, 1.6: 26, 26f.
pressure tap openings for head type rate meter
measurements, 6.6: 14, 14f.
reduced, 2.3: 18
and series operation, 2.3: 17, 17f.
straight pipe requirements associated with nozzle
meters, 1.6: 27, 28t.
straight pipe requirements associated with orifice
plate meters, 1.6: 28t.
straight pipe requirements associated with venturi
meters, 1.6: 26, 27t.
types, 1.6: 25
Rate of flow (capacity), 2.1-2.2: 19
defined, 2.6: 3
measurement by head type rate meters, 2.6: 24, 25f.
measurement by nozzles, 2.6: 25, 26t., 27t.
measurement by other methods, 2.6: 27
measurement by pitot tubes, 2.6: 27
measurement by thin, square-edged orifice plate,
2.6: 25, 26t., 27t.
measurement by venturi meter, 2.6: 25, 26t.
measurement by volume, 2.6: 24
measurement by weight, 2.6: 24
measurement by weirs, 2.6: 25
Rate of flow monitoring, 9.6.5: 11
measuring rate of flow, 9.6.5: 11
Rated (specified) condition point, 11.6: 3
Rated condition point, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 1, 2.1-2.2: 22,
2.6: 1, 3.6: 2, 6.6: 1
Receiver-pulsation dampener, 9.1-9.5: 4
Receiving inspection, 1.4: 1
Reciprocating power pumps, 6.1-6.5: 1

cup type pistons, 6.1-6.5: 64
discharge piping, 6.1-6.5: 45
foundation, 6.1-6.5: 55
foundation bolts, 6.1-6.5: 56, 56f.
inlet system, 6.1-6.5: 3845
liquid end, 6.1-6.5: 58, 9f., 10f., 11f., 12t.
location, 6.1-6.5: 55
malfunctions, cause and remedies, 6.1-6.5: 66t.
68t.
power end, 6.1-6.5: 1314, 15f.18f., 19t.
pre-installation considerations, 6.1-6.5: 5556
protection against seepage or flood, 6.1-6.5: 55
right and left hand shaft extension, 6.1-6.5: 25
servicing space, 6.1-6.5: 55
speeds, 6.1-6.5: 2934
starting, 6.1-6.5: 3438
storage, 6.1-6.5: 55
types and nomenclature, 6.1-6.5: 1
typical services, 6.1-6.5: 29
Reciprocating power types, 6.1-6.5: 1f.
Reciprocating pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 18
Recirculation, 1.3: 43
Recommended minimum spares, 1.1-1.2: 27
Rectangular intakes
approach flow patterns, 9.8: 1
design sequence, 9.8: 5t.
dimensioning, 9.8: 2
open vs. partitioned structures, 9.8: 2
trash racks and screens, 9.8: 2
Rectangular wet wells, 9.8: 19
Reducers, 2.4: 4, 4f., 5
Reed frequency, 9.6.4: 6
See also Natural frequency
Reference materials, 4.1-4.6: 23
References, 5.1-5.6: 38
Regenerative turbine pumps, 1.1-1.2: 1f., 1, 2, 1.4: 1
impeller between bearingstwo stage, 1.1-1.2: 23f.
peripheral single stage, 1.1-1.2: 22f.
side channel single stage, 1.1-1.2: 22f.
Reinforced fibers, 9.1-9.5: 26
Relief valve, 8.1-8.5: 15, 9.1-9.5: 4
Relief valves, 3.1-3.5: 4, 43, 6.1-6.5: 45
Reluctance, 4.1-4.6: 9
Remedial measures, 9.8: 42
approach flow patterns, 9.8: 42, 43f., 44f., 45f.
cross-flow, 9.8: 45, 46f.
expansion of concentrated flows, 9.8: 46, 47f., 48f.,
49f.
pump inlet disturbances, 9.8: 48, 49f., 51f.
suction tank inlets, 9.8: 50, 52f.
Repair access, 2.4: 2
Reseating pressure, 3.1-3.5: 5
23

Resonance, 9.6.4: 23
in piping, 9.6.4: 24
Resonant frequency, 9.6.4: 6
Return materials authorization number, 9.1-9.5: 61
Reverse runaway speed, 1.3: 22, 1.4: 14, 14f., 2.3: 14,
2.4: 12, 13f.
Revolution counter, 9.1-9.5: 4
Revolution counter and timer method, 1.6: 31
Revolution counter and timer method of speed
Rheopectic fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Right and left hand designations, 8.1-8.5: 3
Rigid polymers and composites, 9.1-9.5: 25
parts, 9.1-9.5: 16
Rigidity, 9.6.4: 24
RMA See Return materials authorization number
Rolling element bearings, 1.3: 64, 64t.
Rotary pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 17
Rotary pumps
data sheet for selection or design of, 3.1-3.5: 29,
30f.32f.
noise levels, 3.1-3.5: 2729
specified conditions chart, 3.1-3.5: 24f.
types, 3.1-3.5: 1, 1f.
typical operating conditions, 3.1-3.5: 14
Rotary speed measurement, 3.6: 19
Rotating assembly, 3.1-3.5: 4
multistage, axially split, single or double suction
single stage, axially (horizontally) split, single or
double suction centrifugal pump, 1.1-1.2: 25
Rotating speed limitations, 2.3: 33, 34f., 35f.
Rotation, 1.4: 13, 2.1-2.2: 3
Rotation check, 3.1-3.5: 35
Rotation of casing, 1.1-1.2: 26
Rotation of pumps, 1.1-1.2: 26, 26f.
Rotational inertia, 9.6.4: 4, 5
Rotor, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 4
Rotor balancing, 9.6.4: 20
allowable residual unbalance in pump impellers,
9.6.4: 21f., 22f.
maximum looseness between balancing arbor and
impeller, 9.6.4: 23
Rotor lateral vibration, 9.6.4: 1
See also Lateral critical speed
Rotor torsional vibration, 9.6.4: 1
Rows of magnets, 5.1-5.6: 14
RPM See Speed monitoring
Runout conditions, 2.3: 18
Rupture, 9.1-9.5: 3
s See Specific gravity
S See Slip
S See Suction specific speed
Safety, 6.1-6.5: 55, 8.1-8.5: 14

mechanical, 4.1-4.6: 16
secondary containment, 4.1-4.6: 16
secondary control, 4.1-4.6: 16
with magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Safety considerations, 5.1-5.6: 23, 9.6.5: 2
Saltation, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 6
Samarium cobalt, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 14
Sanitary pump, 1.3: 14
Screw pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 3f., 3
Seal cage, 3.1-3.5: 5
Seal chamber, 3.1-3.5: 5, 13f., 9.1-9.5: 4
Seal leakage failure mode causes and indicators,
9.6.5: 18t.
Seal piping, 9.1-9.5: 4
Sealants, 9.1-9.5: 26
Sealing by impregnation, 9.1-9.5: 12
Sealless (defined), 4.1-4.6: 11, 9.1-9.5: 4
Sealless centrifugal pumps
advantages, 5.1-5.6: 23
alternative designs, 5.1-5.6: 16
application guidelines, 5.1-5.6: 2326
defined, 5.1-5.6: 12
design, 5.1-5.6: 1623
items to be avoided, 5.1-5.6: 21
limitations, 5.1-5.6: 23
nomenclature, 5.1-5.6: 2, 10t.
reference and source material, 5.1-5.6: 38
safety considerations, 5.1-5.6: 23
special considerations, 5.1-5.6: 16
types, 5.1-5.6: 2f.
uses, 5.1-5.6: 1
Sealless pumps
bearing wear monitoring (plain bearings), 9.6.5: 14
failure mode causes and indicators, 9.6.5: 21t.
temperature monitoring, 9.6.5: 4
Sealless rotary pumps, 4.1-4.6: 1
overview, 4.1-4.6: 11
Second critical speed, 9.6.4: 1f., 1
Secondary containment, 4.1-4.6: 9, 16, 5.1-5.6: 15
system, 4.1-4.6: 9
Secondary control, 4.1-4.6: 9, 16
system, 4.1-4.6: 9
Seismic analysis, 2.4: 14
Self-priming pumps, 1.3: 13, 14f., 15f.
Separately coupled (defined), 4.1-4.6: 9, 5.1-5.6: 12
Separately coupled internal gear magnetic drive pump
with secondary control, 4.1-4.6: 1, 3f.
Separately coupled screw type magnetic drive pump,
4.1-4.6: 1, 4f.
Series operation, 1.4: 14, 2.4: 12
Series operation and rate of flow, 2.3: 17, 17f.
Servicing space, 8.1-8.5: 14
24

Set pressure, 3.1-3.5: 4
Settling slurry, 6.1-6.5: 28, 9.1-9.5: 6
Settling velocity, 6.1-6.5: 28, 9.1-9.5: 6
Severity level, 9.6.5: 12
Sewage pumps, 1.3: 14
Shaft breakage mode causes and indicators,
9.6.5: 19t.
Shaft deflection, 1.3: 70
Shaft fatigue failure, 9.6.3: 3
Shaft position monitoring, 9.6.5: 11
proximity probes, 9.6.5: 11
Shaft seal life, 9.6.3: 2
Shaft seals
alternative, 1.3: 70
mechanical seals, 1.3: 68, 69f.
packed stuffing-box, 1.3: 69, 69f.
Shafting, 2.3: 43
pump-to-driver, 2.3: 46
Shear pin relief valve, 9.1-9.5: 4
Shear rate, 3.1-3.5: 19
Shear stress, 3.1-3.5: 19
Shipment inspection, 3.1-3.5: 33
Shipping of magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19
Short-term storage, 1.4: 1
Shut off, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 1, 2.6: 1, 11.6: 3
Shutdown, 1.3: 22, 3.1-3.5: 45
Shut-down analysis, 2.3: 15
Shutdown limit (defined), 9.6.5: 2
Shutoff, 2.1-2.2: 22
Silicon bronze, 9.1-9.5: 20
Silicon carbide, 5.1-5.6: 13
Simplex pump, 6.1-6.5: 2f., 2, 3f.
Single plane balancing, 1.1-1.2: 60
Single suction pump specific speed, 1.3: 32, 33f., 34f.
Single volute casing, 1.3: 58, 58f., 76
K versus rate of flow, 1.3: 58, 59f.
Single-acting pump, 6.1-6.5: 1f., 1, 2f.
Site preparation, 2.4: 1
foundation bolts, 1.4: 1, 2f.
foundation requirements, 1.4: 1
location of unit, 1.4: 2
maintenance access, 1.4: 1
protection against elements and environment, 1.4: 1
Sleeve bearings, 1.3: 64, 9.1-9.5: 4
Slip, 3.1-3.5: 14, 3.6: 2, 5.1-5.6: 14, 6.1-6.5: 20, 6.6: 4,
8.1-8.5: 7
hydraulic, 4.1-4.6: 10
magnetic, 4.1-4.6: 9
and slurries, 3.1-3.5: 26
Sluice gates, 9.8: 60
Slurries, 2.3: 36, 3.1-3.5: 24

apparent viscosity vs. shear rate, 3.1-3.5: 25, 26f.
carrier liquids, 3.1-3.5: 24
clearance provision for particle size, 3.1-3.5: 26
concentration of solids in, 3.1-3.5: 25
and construction materials, 2.3: 36
construction materials for, 3.1-3.5: 27
corrosion effect on wear, 3.1-3.5: 27
flow velocity, 3.1-3.5: 26
hardness of solids in, 3.1-3.5: 25, 25f.
non-settling, 2.3: 36, 38f.
operating sequences, 3.1-3.5: 27
and performance changes, 2.3: 36, 37f., 3.1-3.5: 26,
26f.
pressure relief provision, 3.1-3.5: 27
pump design for, 3.1-3.5: 27
and rotative speed, 2.3: 38
sealing against, 3.1-3.5: 27
settling, 2.3: 36, 38f.
settling characteristics, 3.1-3.5: 25
shear rate effect on friction power, 3.1-3.5: 26
shear rate effect on slip, 3.1-3.5: 26
size of solids in, 3.1-3.5: 25
speed effect on wear, 3.1-3.5: 27
speed effects, 3.1-3.5: 26
testing and modeling for, 3.1-3.5: 27
wear, 3.1-3.5: 27
Slurry, 6.1-6.5: 27, 9.1-9.5: 6
Slurry application terms, 9.1-9.5: 5
Slurry service, 1.3: 1719
materials of construction for slurry pumps, 1.3: 17
non-settling slurries, 1.3: 17, 19f.
relationship between concentration and specific
gravity for aqueous slurries, 1.3: 17, 18f.
rotational speed of slurry pumps, 1.3: 19
settling slurries, 1.3: 17, 19f.
Slurry service pumps, 9.6.1: 9
Slush pump, 9.1-9.5: 4
Smothering gland, 9.1-9.5: 5
SO See Shut off
Soft start drivers, 6.1-6.5: 37
Solids/abrasives in liquid, 9.6.1: 4
Soluble chloride, 9.1-9.5: 11
Sound level meters, 9.1-9.5: 50
Source material, 5.1-5.6: 38
Spacer type couplings, 3.1-3.5: 37
Spare parts, 1.1-1.2: 27, 3.1-3.5: 46
Specific composition bronze pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
Specific gravity, 3.1-3.5: 23, 3.6: 6, 4.1-4.6: 14,
9.6.1: 2
Specific heat, 4.1-4.6: 14
Specific speed, 1.1-1.2: 2, 3f., 59, 2.1-2.2: 2
Specific weight, 3.6: 6
25

Specifications, 4.1-4 .6: 17, 18f.
Specified condition point, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.6: 1,
2.1-2.2: 22, 2.6: 1, 3.6: 2
Speed, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 3, 2.1-2.2: 19, 2.6: 3,
3.1-3.5: 14, 3.6: 2, 9, 6.1-6.5: 20, 8.1-8.5: 7,
11.6: 3
See also Reverse runaway speed
checking, 2.4: 11
measurement, 1.6: 31, 2.6: 32
Speed check, 1.4: 13
Speed measurement, 6.6: 18
Speed monitoring, 9.6.5: 13
constant speed systems, 9.6.5: 14
by electric counter, 9.6.5: 14
methods, 9.6.5: 14
by revolution counter, 9.6.5: 14
by strobe light, 9.6.5: 14
by tachometer, 9.6.5: 14
variable speed systems, 9.6.5: 14
Speeds
and application details, 6.1-6.5: 33
basic speed ratings and formulas, 6.1-6.5: 2933
factors affecting operating speed, 6.1-6.5: 33
high, 6.1-6.5: 34
and liquid characteristics, 6.1-6.5: 33
medium, 6.1-6.5: 33
and pump design, 6.1-6.5: 33
slow, 6.1-6.5: 34
and type of duty, 6.1-6.5: 33
Speed-torque curves, 1.4: 13, 2.3: 15, 2.4: 10
Square root law, 9.1-9.5: 6
Stainless steel fitted pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16
Standards-setting organizations, 11.6: 32
Start, 1.4: 12
Starting, 5.1-5.6: 34, 6.1-6.5: 34
with liquid bypass, 6.1-6.5: 35, 36f.
without liquid bypass, 6.1-6.5: 35
pump torque characteristics, 6.1-6.5: 34
pump torque requirements, 6.1-6.5: 35
soft start drivers, 6.1-6.5: 37
torque, 5.1-5.6: 13
Start-to-discharge pressure, 3.1-3.5: 4
Start-up, 2.4: 10, 3.1-3.5: 44
across-the-line, 2.4: 10
caution, 2.4: 10
discharge valve position, 1.4: 12
dowelling, 1.4: 13
flow rate check, 1.4: 13
leak check, 1.4: 13
motor, 1.4: 13
power check, 1.4: 13
pressure check, 1.4: 13
reduced voltage, 2.4: 10
rotation, 1.4: 13
speed check, 1.4: 13
speed-torque curves, 1.4: 13, 2.4: 10
valve setting, 2.4: 11
vibration check, 1.4: 13
with closed discharge valve, 1.3: 22
with open discharge valve, 1.3: 22
Start-up analysis, 2.3: 15
Static balancing, 1.1-1.2: 60
Static suction lift, 1.1-1.2: 58, 2.1-2.2: 22, 6.1-6.5: 25,
8.1-8.5: 10
Static water level, 2.3: 5
Stator, 3.1-3.5: 4
Steam electric power plants, 1.3: 4, 5f., 2.3: 6
boiler circulating pumps, 1.3: 10
boiler feed booster pumps, 1.3: 9
boiler feed pumps, 1.3: 8
closed feedwater cycle, 1.3: 6, 7f.
condensate pumps, 1.3: 9
condenser circulating pumps, 1.3: 9
heater drain pumps, 1.3: 10
open feedwater cycle, 1.3: 7, 7f.
pumps, 1.3: 8
steam power cycle, 1.3: 4, 5f.
Steam jacket, 9.1-9.5: 5
Steam power cycle, 1.3: 4, 5f., 2.3: 7f., 7
Steam power plants, 2.3: 6, 8f.
closed feedwater cycle, 2.3: 9f., 9
condensate pumps, 2.3: 9
condenser circulating water pumps, 2.3: 10
heater drain pumps, 2.3: 11
open feedwater cycle, 2.3: 9, 10f.
power plant pumps, 2.3: 9
steam electric power plants, 2.3: 6
steam power cycle, 2.3: 7f., 7
Steam turbine drivers, 1.3: 77
Steel
all stainless steel pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16, 17
carbon and low alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
chromium (ferric) stainless steel, 9.1-9.5: 20
chromium-nickel (austenitic) stainless steel,
9.1-9.5: 19
duplex stainless steels, 9.1-9.5: 20
high alloy steels, 9.1-9.5: 19
stainless steel fitted pumps, 9.1-9.5: 16
Stoke, 3.1-3.5: 19
Stop valve, 9.1-9.5: 5
Stopping, 2.4: 12
Storage, 1.4: 1, 3.1-3.5: 33, 8.1-8.5: 14
Storage (pre-installation), 2.4: 1
26

Strain gauge type torque measuring devices, 1.6: 30,
31
Strainers, 3.1-3.5: 42, 5.1-5.6: 13
Stripping applications, 4.1-4.6: 15
Stroboscopes, 1.6: 31, 6.6: 18
Stroke, 6.1-6.5: 20, 6.6: 3, 8.1-8.5: 7
Structure dynamic analysis, 9.6.4: 7
Structure lateral vibration, 9.6.4: 1, 6
vertical dry pit pumps, 9.6.4: 6
vertical wet pit pumps, 9.6.4: 6
Structureborne noise, 3.1-3.5: 28
Stuffing box, 3.1-3.5: 5, 13f., 9.1-9.5: 5
area, 1.1-1.2: 48f.
bushings, 1.4: 6, 9.1-9.5: 5
mechanical seals, 1.4: 6, 2.4: 7
packing, 1.4: 5, 2.4: 7, 7f.
Submerged mounting, 5.1-5.6: 21
Submerged suction, 1.1-1.2: 58, 2.1-2.2: 22,
6.1-6.5: 24, 8.1-8.5: 10
Submerged vortices, 9.8: 1
Submergence, 1.1-1.2: 57, 2.3: 19
Submergence required for minimizing surface vortices,
9.8: 29, 33f., 34f.
Submersible motor efficiency, 11.6: 6
Submersible motor input power, 11.6: 6
Submersible motor integrity tests
electrical continuity and resistance test, 11.6: 16
electrical high-potential test, 11.6: 17
electrical megohmmeter resistance test, 11.6: 17
housing pressure test, 11.6: 16, 16f.
housing vacuum check, 11.6: 16, 17f.
objective, 11.6: 15
records, 11.6: 17
setup and procedure, 11.6: 15
Submersible pump hydrostatic test
objective, 11.6: 10
procedure, 11.6: 11
records, 11.6: 12
setup, 11.6: 11, 11f.
Submersible pump NPSH test, 11.6: 12
closed-loop dry pit setup, 11.6: 13f., 13
closed-loop wet pit setup, 11.6: 13, 14f.
with flow rate held constant, 11.6: 14
objective, 11.6: 12
procedure, 11.6: 14
records, 11.6: 15
setup, 11.6: 12, 12f., 13f., 14f.
with suction head held constant, 11.6: 14, 15f.
suction throttling setup, 11.6: 12f., 12
variable lift setup, 11.6: 13f., 13
Submersible pump performance test
dry pit setup, 11.6: 7, 8f.
efficiency tolerance at specified flow rate, 11.6: 9,

10t.
flow rate tolerance at specified total head, 11.6: 9,
10t.
objective, 11.6: 7
pretest data requirements, 11.6: 10
procedure, 11.6: 8
records, 11.6: 10
setup, 11.6: 7, 7f., 8f.
test curve, 11.6: 10, 11f.
total head tolerance at specified flow rate, 11.6: 9t., 9
wet pit setup, 11.6: 7, 7f.
Submersible pump tests, 11.6: 1
flow-measuring systems, 11.6: 19
gauges in head measurement, 11.6: 24, 26f.
instrument calibration intervals, 11.6: 18,: 21t.
instrument fluctuation and inaccuracy, 11.6: 18, 21t.
model tests, 11.6: 27
noncontact type flow meters in rate of flow
pressure differential meters in rate of flow
measurement, 11.6: 22, 22t., 23t.
pressure tap location for head measurement,
11.6: 24, 25f.
pump input power measurement, 11.6: 25
rotary speed measurement, 11.6: 26
rotating type flow meters in rate of flow
routine production tests, 11.6: 1
standards-setting organizations, 11.6: 32
subscripts, 11.6: 3t.
symbols, 11.6: 2t.
temperature measurement, 11.6: 27
terminology and definitions, 11.6: 1
test conditions, 11.6: 1
test types, 11.6: 1
weirs in rate of flow measurement, 11.6: 22
witnessing of tests, 11.6: 1
Submersible pump vibration test
objective, 11.6: 18
procedure, 11.6: 18
pump support, 11.6: 18
records, 11.6: 18
setup, 11.6: 18
vibration instrumentation (transducer), 11.6: 18, 19f.
vibration limits, 11.6: 18, 20f.
Submersible pumps, 1.1-1.2: 5f., 6f., 2.1-2.2: 2, 7f.
special considerations, 2.4: 9
Submersible vertical turbine pump intakes, 9.8: 11, 14
Subscripts, 1.1-1.2: 57t., 1.3: 3t., 1.6: 3t., 2.1-2.2: 19,
21t., 2.3: 3t., 2.6: 3t., 3.1-3.5: 16t., 3.6: 4t.,
6.1-6.5: 22t., 6.6: 1, 3t., 8.1-8.5: 9t.
Sub-surface vortices, 9.8: 26f., 27
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Suction, 3.1-3.5: 33
loss of, 2.4: 16, 5.1-5.6: 37
pressure, 5.1-5.6: 15
Suction and discharge pipes, 1.4: 2
expansion joints and couplings, 1.4: 7
flat faced flanges, 1.4: 7
pipe support and anchors, 1.4: 7
requirements, 1.4: 7, 8
Suction conditions, 1.1-1.2: 58, 1.3: 57, 2.1-2.2: 22,
2.3: 18, 6.1-6.5: 24, 8.1-8.5: 10
Suction energy, 9.6.1: 10, 5
determination, 9.6.1: 3, 3f.
factors, 9.6.1: 2
Suction energy level, 9.6.1: 1
Suction nozzle, 9.1-9.5: 5
Suction piping, 2.4: 4
See also Discharge piping, Piping
eccentric reducers, 2.4: 4, 4f.
elbows, 2.4: 5
reducers, 2.4: 4, 4f., 5
requirements, 2.4: 4
strainers, 2.4: 5
supports, anchors, and joints, 2.4: 4
tanks, 2.4: 5
valves, 2.4: 5
Suction port, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 3
Suction pressure, 1.1-1.2: 60, 8.1-8.5: 7
Suction pumps, 1.1-1.2: 4f.
datum elevations, 1.1-1.2: 55f.
Suction recirculation, 1.3: 43, 9.6.3: 5
centrifugal pumps, 9.6.3: 5, 5f., 6f., 7f.
large boiler feed pumps, 9.6.3: 8
vertical turbine pumps, 9.6.3: 8, 8t.
Suction specific speed, 1.1-1.2: 3f., 3, 1.3: 32, 33f.,
34f., 35f., 36f., 2.3: 32, 9.6.1: 1, 9.6.3: 5
Suction system relationships, 6.1-6.5: 41, 42f., 43f.
Suction tanks, 9.8: 9
minimum submergence, 9.8: 10, 10f., 11f.
multiple inlets or outlets, 9.8: 11
NPSH considerations, 9.8: 11
simultaneous inflow and outflow, 9.8: 11
Sump volume
calculating, 9.8: 54
decreasing by pump alternation, 9.8: 57
minimum sequence, 9.8: 55
operational sequences, 9.8: 55, 56f.
pump and system head curves, 9.8: 55, 56f.
Surface vortices
required submergence for minimizing, 9.8: 29, 33f.,
34f.
Swirl, 9.8: 1
in the suction pipe, 9.8: 27
meters, 9.8: 27, 27f.
SWL See Static water level
Symbols, 1.1-1.2: 56t., 1.3: 1, 2t., 1.6: 2t., 2.1-2.2: 19,

20t., 2.3: 1, 2t., 3t., 2.6: 2t., 3.1-3.5: 15t.,
3.6: 3t., 6.1-6.5: 21t., 6.6: 1, 2t., 8.1-8.5: 8t.,
9.8: 38
Synchronous drive, 4.1-4.6: 10
Synchronous magnet coupling, 4.1-4.6: 11
System piping, 2.3: 45
System preparation, 2.4: 9
filling, 1.4: 10
flushing, 1.4: 10
pre-filling, 1.4: 11
priming, 1.4: 10
System pressure limitation, 1.3: 22, 2.3: 14
System ratings, 4.1-4.6: 17
System requirements, 1.3: 21
double suction pump specific speed, 1.3: 32, 35f.,
36f.
effects of handling viscous liquids, 1.3: 23, 24f., 25f.,
26f., 27f.
net positive suction head, 1.3: 3842
NPSH margin considerations, 1.3: 39
NPSH reduction, 1.3: 39, 40f., 41f.
NPSH reduction for liquids other than hydrocarbons
or water, 1.3: 40f., 41f., 42
NPSH requirements for pumps handling
hydrocarbon liquids and water at elevated
temperatures, 1.3: 39, 40f., 41f.
NPSHA corrections for temperature and elevation,
1.3: 38
pump selection for a given head, rate of flow, and
viscosity, 1.3: 28
pump versus system curve, 1.3: 21, 21f.
reverse runaway speed, 1.3: 22
shut-down, 1.3: 22
single suction pump specific speed, 1.3: 32, 33f.,
34f.
starting with closed discharge valve, 1.3: 22
starting with open discharge valve, 1.3: 22
start-up, 1.3: 22
suction specific speed, 1.3: 32, 33f., 34f., 35f., 36f.
system pressure limitation, 1.3: 22
torque curves, 1.3: 23, 23f.
viscous liquid calculations, 1.3: 30t., 31, 32t.
viscous liquid performance correction chart
limitations, 1.3: 23
viscous liquid performance curves, 1.3: 30f., 30, 31f.
viscous liquid performance when water performance
is known, 1.3: 29, 30f., 31f.
viscous liquid symbols and definitions, 1.3: 28
water hammer, 1.3: 22
t See Temperature
Tachometers, 1.6: 31, 6.6: 18, 9.1-9.5: 5
TAEH See Total available exhaust head
Tail rod, 6.6: 3
28

Tape recorders, 9.1-9.5: 50
Temperature, 3.1-3.5: 18, 4.1-4.6: 13
bearing, 1.3: 75
correction, 3.6: 13
Curie, 4.1-4.6: 7, 5.1-5.6: 14
effects on NPSH and drive section, 5.1-5.6: 25
high, 5.1-5.6: 24
in hydrostatic test, 6.6: 10
instruments, 1.6: 32
internal rise, 4.1-4.6: 20
limits, 1.4: 12, 5.1-5.6: 13
limits of magnets, 4.1-4.6: 20
limits on end suction pumps, 1.3: 78, 78t.
measurement, 1.4: 11, 1.6: 32, 3.6: 20, 6.6: 18
rise in drive section, 5.1-5.6: 13
vs. time, 1.4: 12, 12f.
Temperature buildup, 1.3: 43
Temperature measurement and instruments, 2.6: 32
Temperature monitoring, 9.6.5: 3
frequency, 9.6.5: 5
liquid film bearing and seal faces temperatures,
9.6.5: 4
means, 9.6.5: 4
motor winding temperature, 9.6.5: 4
pumped liquid temperature rise, 9.6.5: 4
rolling element bearing temperatures, 9.6.5: 4
sealless pump liquid temperature, 9.6.5: 4
sealless pump temperature damage, 9.6.5: 5
temperature sensitive fluids, 9.6.5: 4
Temperature rise, 1.3: 43, 9.6.3: 2
calculation, 1.3: 43, 44f., 45f.
and minimum flow, 1.3: 46
and pump performance, 1.3: 44, 44f.
Terminology, 1.3: 1, 2t., 1.6: 1, 2.6: 18, 3.1-3.5: 15t.,
3.6: 26, 4.1-4.6: 735
numerical listing, 1.1-1.2: 35t.38t.
Tests, 1.6: 1, 4.1-4.6: 24, 5.1-5.6: 39
conditions, 1.6: 1
explanation, 3.6: 1
hermetic integrity, 5.1-5.6: 39
hermetic integrity test, 4.1-4.6: 24
inert gas sniffer test, 4.1-4.6: 24
mechanical integrity, 5.1-5.6: 40
objectives, 1.6: 1
reports, 5.1-5.6: 40
scope, 1.6: 1
torque confirmation test, 4.1-4.6: 24
types, 3.6: 1
winding integrity, 5.1-5.6: 40
winding temperature, 5.1-5.6: 40
Thermal effects on NPSH and drive section,
5.1-5.6: 25
Thermodynamic properties, 9.6.1: 2

Thermoplastics, 9.1-9.5: 25
Thermosetting polymers, 9.1-9.5: 25
Thin square-edged orifice plate, 6.6: 14
Thixotropic fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Thrust bearings, 2.3: 46
Thrust reversal on impeller, 9.6.3: 3
Tie-down fasteners, 3.1-3.5: 40
Time-independent non-Newtonian fluids, 3.1-3.5: 22
Timing gear, 3.1-3.5: 4, 9.1-9.5: 5
Tin bronze, 9.1-9.5: 20
Tin-base bearing metals, 9.1-9.5: 23
Titanium alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
Top suction impellers, 1.3: 20, 21f.
Torque, 5.1-5.6: 12
Torque confirmation test, 4.1-4.6: 24
Torque curves, 1.3: 23, 23f.
Torque shafts, 3.6: 18
Torsional critical speed, 9.6.4: 4, 4f.
calculation, 9.6.4: 5
Torsional dynamic analysis, 9.6.4: 5
Torsional dynamometer, 9.1-9.5: 5
Torsional stiffness, 9.6.4: 4, 5
Total available exhaust head, 1.3: 12, 2.3: 13
Total differential pressure, 6.1-6.5: 22, 6.6: 4,
8.1-8.5: 7
calculation, 6.6: 9
Total discharge head, 1.1-1.2: 57, 1.6: 5, 2.1-2.2: 21,
2.6: 5, 5f., 11.6: 5
calculations, 1.6: 15, 2.6: 13
Total discharge pressure, 6.1-6.5: 20, 6.6: 4
calculation, 6.6: 9
Total gap, 4.1-4.6: 8, 5.1-5.6: 12
Total head, 1.1-1.2: 57, 59, 1.6: 5, 2.1-2.2: 21, 2.6: 5,
6, 11.6: 5
calculation, 1.6: 15, 2.6: 15
effects of compressibility of liquid on, 1.6: 5
measurement, closed suction above atmospheric
pressure (can pump), 2.6: 29, 29f.
measurement, open suction above atmospheric
pressure (wet pit), 2.6: 30, 30f.
Total head tolerance at specified flow rate, 11.6: 9t., 9
Total input power, 3.6: 5, 6.6: 5
Total required exhaust head, 1.3: 12, 2.3: 13
Total suction head, 1.6: 4, 2.6: 4, 5, 5f., 11.6: 4
calculations, 2.6: 13
closed suction, 2.1-2.2: 19
closed suction test, 1.1-1.2: 57
net positive suction head available, 1.1-1.2: 58
net positive suction head required, 1.1-1.2: 58
open suction, 1.1-1.2: 57, 2.1-2.2: 19
Total suction lift, 1.6: 5, 6.1-6.5: 25, 6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 10
Total suction pressure, 6.1-6.5: 20, 6.6: 4
calculation, 6.6: 9
29

Toxic liquids or vapors, 8.1-8.5: 14
Toxicity ratings, 5.1-5.6: 23
Transfer pumping, 1.3: 4
Transfer service, 2.3: 4
Transition manholes, 9.8: 59
Transmission dynamometers, 1.6: 30, 31, 9.1-9.5: 5
Trash pumps, 1.3: 14
TREH See Total required exhaust head
Trench-type intakes, 9.8: 7, 8f., 9f.
approach velocity, 9.8: 9
centerline spacing, 9.8: 9
end wall clearance, 9.8: 9
floor clearance, 9.8: 9
inlet conduit elevation, 9.8: 9
orientation, 9.8: 9
width, 9.8: 9
Trench-type wet wells, 9.8: 16f., 17
Troubleshooting, 2.4: 15, 5.1-5.6: 36
See Malfunctions, causes and remedies
excessive power consumption, 1.4: 16, 5.1-5.6: 37
insufficient discharge, 2.4: 15
insufficient discharge flow, 5.1-5.6: 36
insufficient discharge flow or pressure, 1.4: 16
insufficient pressure, 2.4: 16, 5.1-5.6: 36
little or no discharge flow, 1.4: 16
loss of suction, 1.4: 16, 2.4: 16, 5.1-5.6: 37
no discharge, 2.4: 15
no discharge flow, 5.1-5.6: 36
power consumption too high, 2.4: 16
Turbine specific speed, 1.3: 11, 2.3: 12
Turbines See Pumps as turbines
Two plane balancing, 1.1-1.2: 61
Type I performance test, 6.6: 6
Type II performance test, 6.6: 6
Type III performance test, 6.6: 6
Type JM motors, 1.1-1.2: 51t.
having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
Type JP motors, 1.1-1.2: 52t.
having rolling contact bearings, 1.1-1.2: 50f.
Unbalance, 9.6.4: 20
allowable residual in impellers, 9.6.4: 21f., 22f.
maximum looseness between balancing arbor and
impeller, 9.6.4: 23
Unconfined intakes, 9.8: 14
cross-flow velocities and pump location, 9.8: 15
debris and screens, 9.8: 15
submergence, 9.8: 15
Units (pumps complete with mounting bases),
3.1-3.5: 33
Units of measure, 1.3: 1, 2t., 2.3: 1, 2t., 3t.,
3.1-3.5: 15t., 9.1-9.5: 7
viscosity, 3.1-3.5: 19
Universal joint, 9.1-9.5: 5

Unloading, 2.4: 1
US Customary units, 9.1-9.5: 7
v See Plunger or piston speed
v See Velocity
Vacuum breaker piping, 9.1-9.5: 5
Valve gear, 8.1-8.5: 4
Valve gear adjustments, 8.1-8.5: 4, 6f.
Valve plate type, 8.1-8.5: 3, 3f.
Valve pot type, 8.1-8.5: 3, 4f.
Valve seat area, 6.1-6.5: 24, 24f., 25f.
Valve setting, 2.4: 10
discharge valve position (high or medium head
pumps), 2.4: 11
discharge valve position (mixed or axial flow pumps),
2.4: 11
reduced flow/minimum flow discharge bypass,
2.4: 11
at start-up, 2.4: 11
warning against closed valve operation, 2.4: 10
Vane pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 1
Vane-in-rotor pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 2f.
Vane-in-stator pumps, 3.1-3.5: 1f., 2, 2f.
Vapor, 2.3: 21
Vapor See Liquids with vapor or gas
Vapor pressure, 3.1-3.5: 23
Variable speed drives, 1.3: 77, 2.3: 45
Variable speed pumps, 9.8: 58
Variable viscosity, 4.1-4.6: 14
Vegetable oils, 9.1-9.5: 11
Velocity, 8.1-8.5: 7, 9.8: 1
Velocity head, 1.1-1.2: 55, 1.6: 4, 2.1-2.2: 19, 2.6: 4,
11.6: 4
Velocity pressure, 3.1-3.5: 16, 3.6: 4, 6.1-6.5: 22,
6.6: 4, 8.1-8.5: 9
Velocity profiles, 9.8: 27
Vent piping, 9.1-9.5: 5
Venting, 5.1-5.6: 18
Venturi meter, 6.6: 14, 9.1-9.5: 5
Vertical diffuser pumps (excluded), 1.4: 1
Vertical hollow shaft drivers, 2.4: 6
Vertical mounting, 5.1-5.6: 21
Vertical pump materials, 9.1-9.5: 16
Vertical pump tests, 2.6: 1
conditions, 2.6: 1
Vertical pumps, 2.4: 1, 6.1-6.5: 1, 2f.
bearing and spacing types, 2.3: 42
classification by configuration, 2.1-2.2: 2
classification by impeller design, 2.1-2.2: 2
definition, 2.1-2.2: 1
drivers, 2.3: 45
enclosed lineshaft, 2.3: 43
30

flexibility of design, 2.3: 1
foundation, 2.3: 45
impeller types, 2.3: 44
intake system design, 2.3: 46
leveling and plumbness, 2.4: 3, 3f.
locating, 2.4: 3
lubrication systems, 2.3: 43
open lineshaft, 2.3: 43
operating, 2.4: 9
pre-lubrication, 2.4: 8
shafting, 2.3: 43
system piping, 2.3: 45
types, 2.1-2.2: 1, 4f.
typical applications, 2.3: 113
vibration, 2.4: 12
Vertical solid shaft drivers, 2.4: 6
Vertical solid-shaft motor dimensions (HP and HPH),
1.1-1.2: 53f., 53t., 54t.
Vertical turbine pumps, 9.6.1: 6
and inlet eye diameter, 9.6.1: 4
and NPSH margin, 9.6.1: 6
Vertical turbine short set pumps, 9.6.2: 17
force analysis, 9.6.2: 17
loading examples, 9.6.2: 32
nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 17, 18f., 19f.
terminology, 9.6.2: 17
Vertical volute pump installation
alignment, 1.4: 9
configurations, 1.4: 8
couplings, 1.4: 9, 10
discharge piping requirements, 1.4: 8
flexible or line shaft configuration, 1.4: 8
grouting, 1.4: 8
in-line configuration, 1.4: 8
mounting to support structure, 1.4: 9
pump leveling and plumbness, 1.4: 8
separately coupled configuration, 1.4: 8
solid shaft coupling, 1.4: 10
stuffing-box steps, 1.4: 10
suction piping requirements, 1.4: 8
v-belt drive, 1.4: 10
wet pit configuration, 1.4: 8
Vertical-in-line pumps
adjustment factors, 9.6.2: 11, 14t.
flange stress, 9.6.2: 10
material specifications, 9.6.2: 13t.
nomenclature, 9.6.2: 10, 10f.
nozzle loads, 9.6.2: 10, 12t.
pressure-temperature, 9.6.2: 10
Vibration, 1.4: 17, 2.4: 12, 5.1-5.6: 35, 9.6.3: 2
checking, 2.4: 11
dynamics, 9.6.4: 1
factors affecting, 9.6.4: 20
field values, 9.6.4: 8, 9f.19f.
frequencies and methods of determination, 9.6.4: 1

measurements, 9.6.4: 7
probe locations, 9.6.4: 8, 9f.19f.
Vibration check, 1.4: 13
Vibration monitoring, 9.6.5: 8
bearing housing vibrations, 9.6.5: 8
frequency, 9.6.5: 9
means, 9.6.5: 8
proximity probe, 9.6.5: 9
shaft vibrations, 9.6.5: 8
on vertical pumps, 9.6.5: 9
Vibration test. See Submersible pump vibration test
Viscometers, 3.1-3.5: 19
Viscosity, 3.1-3.5: 19, 4.1-4.6: 13, 5.1-5.6: 25
apparent, 3.1-3.5: 19
dynamic, 3.1-3.5: 19
effect on pump and system performance, 3.1-3.5: 23
high, 3.1-3.5: 14, 4.1-4.6: 13
kinematic, 3.1-3.5: 19
low, 3.1-3.5: 14, 4.1-4.6: 13
units of measure, 3.1-3.5: 19
variable, 4.1-4.6: 14
Viscous input power, 1.3: 30
Viscous liquids
calculations, 1.3: 30t., 31, 32t.
correction chart limitations, 2.3: 22
effects of handling, 1.3: 23, 24f., 25f., 26f., 27f.
handling, 2.3: 22, 25f., 26f., 27f., 28f.
performance correction chart limitations, 1.3: 23
performance correction charts, 2.3: 25f., 26f., 27f.,
28f.
performance curves, 1.3: 30f., 30, 31f.
performance when water performance is known,
1.3: 29, 30f., 31f.
pump performance when performance on water is
known, 2.3: 30, 30f., 31t., 31f., 32t.
pump selection for given head and rate of flow,
2.3: 25f., 26f., 26, 27f., 28f.
pump selection for given head, rate of flow, and
viscosity, 1.3: 28
symbols and definitions, 1.3: 28, 2.3: 22
Viscous response types, 3.1-3.5: 1922
VOCs See Volatile organic compounds
Volatile liquid pump, 1.3: 3
Volatile liquids, 5.1-5.6: 24
Volatile organic compounds, 9.6.5: 6
Volume, 1.6: 3, 2.6: 1, 11.6: 3
Volume units, 6.6: 1
Volumetric efficiency, 6.1-6.5: 23, 6.6: 5
calculating for hydrocarbons, 6.1-6.5: 4753
calculating for water, 6.1-6.5: 4547, 48t., 49t.
water compressibility, 6.1-6.5: 47, 48t., 49t.
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Volute pumps
calculation for radial thrust, 1.3: 58
calculation of axial thrust for enclosed impellers,
1.3: 6063
circular casings, 1.3: 60, 60f.
dual volute casing, 1.3: 58, 59f.
K versus rate of flow (double volute casing), 1.3: 58,
59f.
K versus rate of flow (single volute casing), 1.3: 58,
59f.
single volute casing, 1.3: 58, 58f.
Vortices, 9.8: 1
free surface, 9.8: 1, 26, 26f.
required submergence for minimizing surface
vortices, 9.8: 29, 33f., 34f.
submerged, 9.8: 1
sub-surface, 9.8: 26f., 27
Wells, 2.4: 2, 2f.

checking, 2.4: 2
draw-down, 2.4: 11
Wet critical speed, 9.6.4: 2
Wet pit pumps, 2.3: 1
Wet pit, short setting or close-coupled (lineshaft)
pumps, 2.1-2.2: 1, 9f.
Wet pit volute pumps, 1.1-1.2: 14f.
total suction head, 1.1-1.2: 57
Wet wells (solids-bearing liquids), 9.8: 15
cleaning procedures, 9.8: 17
confined inlets, 9.8: 16
trench-type, 9.8: 16f.
vertical transitions, 9.8: 16
wet well volume, 9.8: 17
Winding temperature test, 5.1-5.6: 40
Working pressure, 1.1-1.2: 60, 2.1-2.2: 23
Wastewater, 9.1-9.5: 61
Wastewater service pumps, 1.3: 14
Watches and magnets, 4.1-4.6: 19, 5.1-5.6: 32
Water compressibility, 6.1-6.5: 47, 48t., 49t.
Water hammer, 1.3: 22, 1.4: 13, 2.4: 11
analysis, 2.3: 14
Water lubricated pumps, 2.3: 44
Water/wastewater pumps, 9.6.1: 8
Waterflood (injection) pumps, 9.6.1: 10
Wear plates, 1.4: 15
Wear rings, 1.4: 15, 2.4: 14
arrangements, 2.1-2.2: 12f.
Welding, 5.1-5.6: 20, 9.1-9.5: 12
Well pumping, 1.3: 4
Well service, 2.3: 5
Yellow brass, 9.1-9.5: 20

Yield point, 3.1-3.5: 22
Yield value, 9.1-9.5: 6
Z See Elevation head
Z See Elevation pressure
Zinc and zinc alloys, 9.1-9.5: 23
Zirconium, 9.1-9.5: 23
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ANSI/HI 2.12.

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Types and nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Definition of vertical pumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Types of vertical pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Classification by impeller design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Definitions, terminology and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Rate of flow (Capacity) (Q) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.13 High-energy versus low-energy pumps (metric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Foreword (Not part of Standard)

Definition of a Standard of the Hydraulic Institute

Comments from users

Consensus for this standard was achieved by use of the Canvass

Lawrence Pumps, Inc.

HI Vertical Pump Types and Nomenclature 2000

Deep well (lineshaft)

Types and Nomenclature

modified radial flow (turbine pumps);

axial flow (propeller pumps).

3) The pumps, particularly the radial flow and

This type of vertical pump is commonly installed in a

on the discharge head (lineshaft pumps);

directly to the bowl assembly, either above

in a horizontal configuration, such as an

This type of pump is mounted in an enclosed container

2.1.3 Types of vertical pumps

Barrel or can (lineshaft)

HI Vertical Pump Tests and Nomenclature 2000

The enclosed impeller (see Figures 2.4 and 2.10) has

This type consists of an electric drive motor coupled

With open lineshaft pumps (see Figure 2.4), the pump

2.1.4 Classification by configuration

Specific speed is a number usually expressed as:

Pump specific speed;

Pump speed in revolutions per minute;

Rate of flow at best efficiency in cubic

Bowl assembly head per stage in meters

Hollow/solid shaft driver

The hollow shaft drivers (see Figures 2.4 and 2.9)

A typical semi-open impeller (see Figures 2.4 and

HI Vertical Pump Types and Nomenclature 2000

Pumps with this type of impeller have very low specific

Modified radial flow

This type of pump usually has specific speed ranging

This type of pump has a single inlet impeller with the

A pump of this type, also called a propeller pump, has

Dimensionally interchangeable pump

An identical pump is a duplicate of, and in addition is

Pump shaft rotation is determined as viewed from the

The cross-sectional drawings (Figures 2.4 through

Duplicate performance pump

A duplicate pump is one in which the performance